Curtain
Category
Textiles
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Moreen and braid
Measurements
1200 mm (Width); 4250 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609656.1
Summary
A green Moreen curtain. One of seven items of window curtain furnishing. Worsted plain weave with moire finish, dyed emerald green. Loom width 560 mm (22'). Braid. Blue to turquoise with yellow brocading, flower and leaf repeat 100 mm; 37 mm (originally turquoise). Green cotton plain weave glazed. (Just at heading). Heading straight with brass rings. Bordered on two sides and bottom edge. Pieced together, made up from several curtains (?). Machine sewn. 19th century English manufacture.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.