Curtain
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Chintz and metal
Measurements
1440 mm (Width); 1710 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 32636.9.1
Summary
Matching chintz fabric to valance (NT32636.1). One of a pair of Flaxley Room bed curtains, Linen chintz in blue background with red, green and blue flowers. cotton lining and two widths of 36 in. fabric joined with an open seam. Matching braid edges both sides and bottom. The top edge is turned over once and machined with 8 pleats with a large hook sewn on to the wrong side of the pleat. The eighth pleat on the left hand side has been unstitched and the fabric is torn. Some holes along the left side near the bottom.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.