Upholstery fabric
Unknown
Category
Textiles
Date
1900
Materials
Silk, velvet and satin
Measurements
960 x 540 mm
Place of origin
Unknown
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Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 814550.1
Summary
Piece of fabric upholstery to chair. Undyed linen warp and crimson, mid and pale pink and ivory silk cut velvet pile warp. Green/gold and silver grey silk and metal thread wefts. Warp cut velvet ground compound weft faced motifs. Renaissance design. Front of back cut to shape with tack marks on all sides.
Provenance
Burley on the Hill - Pratts, London. There was just one of the chairs covered in this fabric which Lady Labouchere removed c.1969.
Makers and roles
Unknown, textile manufacturer