Curtain pelmet
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wool, oil cloth,silk, wood and brass
Measurements
1625 mm (Width); 510 mm (L)
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 291513.3
Summary
One of a set of three crimson wool tasselled pelmets. Hanging over a pink, figured oil cloth backing. Between the twisted woollen tasselled fringe are hung at intervals wooden silk covered bobbles. These have spiral twist stems and four spherical bobbles getting larger in size, they are covered in stripes of gold silk thread. Hung from a wooden frame with brass holders at either end for the curtain rail. Some tassels missing. (see CAL/F/592 (MF8) for photo)