Pelmet
The Humphries Weaving Company Ltd
Category
Textiles
Date
1987
Materials
Linen, Silk, Wool
Measurements
635 x 2790 mm
Place of origin
Essex
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Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire
NT 421880.8
Summary
One pelmet from a set of six curtains and three pelmets woven in green silk and linen brocatelle of strapwork pattern. Pelmet has green wool fringes and black linen lining cloth.
Provenance
Woven by Richard Humphries in 1987 and copied from a remnant of a mid 19th century curtain, shown in the 1884 watercolour of the Drawing Room. Scalloped pelmets and tassels have been copied from old photographs.
Makers and roles
The Humphries Weaving Company Ltd , textile manufacturer