Curtain
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brocade and cotton
Measurements
2890 mm (Width); 2920 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 19506.2.2
Summary
Right-hand curtain of pair of lined burgundy brocade curtains (Avon Room curtains). Faded, worn leading edge. Cotton sateen lining with bad light damage, shredded areas, Of three lined panels, left is intact, middle and right shredded in places. Forty-five metal hooks, hand- sewn with linen thread on to woven heading tape and machine stitched to curtain. Mitred corners to hem. NT label, top right, bottom left.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.