Bed curtain
Category
Textiles
Date
circa 1860
Materials
Cotton and brocade
Measurements
1390 mm (Width); 2540 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609533.3.1
Summary
One of two curtains to a bed. Part of a set of eleven items of bedroom textiles. White cotton. Striped floral brocade. Machine sewn; trimmed on three sides, gathered to heading band 75 mm from top. Bleached undyed cotton warp and weft, plain, twill. And weft brocading. Loom width 1390 mm (54.3/4'). Repeat 165 mm. Drop x 195 mm. Two vertical stripes of scrolling stems 135 mm and 60 mm. White cotton bobble/pompom braid 35 mm. English manufacture circa 1860.
Provenance
A gift to the National Trust at Attingham Park in 1980.
Marks and inscriptions
R R 112 and 8 (ink laundry mark)