Curtain
Category
Textiles
Date
1860
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Wool
Measurements
2960 mm (H)1730 mm (W)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932729.44
Summary
Black and gold brocade curtain. Fabric, dull red cotton warp, black wool and gold silk wefts, weft faced satin reversible; design, repeat 396 mm x 370 mm, C.18th classical and chinoiserie motifs, scrolling foliage, flower heads, parasols and egg and dart beading; trimming, (a) twisted cord, black wool on brown cotton core, black wool with gold silk on cotton core, all three twisted round brown cotton core, (b) brown cotton braid (40 mm); structure, hand and machine sewn, edged on three sides, hemmed one side.