Fragment
Category
Textiles
Date
1700 - 1730
Materials
Linen, Silk, Wool
Measurements
1505 mm (Length)400 mm (W)550 mm (W)
Place of origin
Spitalfields
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932789.1
Summary
Blue damask. Fabric, blue silk weft of heavier count, motifs unbalanced plain weave, ground warp faced satin, damask, selvages, green, gold, green, gold and green stripes; design, repeat not complete (see.3); trimming, braid wool worsted 23 mm (overdyed), warp brocaded geometric pattern; structure, hand sewn with brown plied silk, one selvage, cut three sides, braid one side, almost three complete widths (the dye has changed to a shade of green/blue where exposed to light).