Chair seat cover
Mrs Rebecca Darby (1821 - 1909)
Category
Textiles
Date
1880
Materials
Wool and canvas
Measurements
470 x 480 mm; 590 mm (Width)
Place of origin
Coalbrookdale
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 814560
Summary
Embroidered tight chair cover. Undyed baste fibre plain weave double canvas, embroidered in green, red, yellow, black and shades of greens, turquoises, browns and ivory. Flower wreath within hexagon on a dotted ground. Cut to drop-in seat on all sides and tack marks.
Provenance
Darby Collection; Worked by Rebecca Darby (1821-1909). c.1860. Removed from F/13 by Lady Labouchere c.1953 and replaced by T/035.
Makers and roles
Mrs Rebecca Darby (1821 - 1909)