Reredos
Category
Textiles
Date
1700 - 1730
Materials
Silk damask, linen and cotton
Measurements
1565 mm (Length)1525 mm (W)
Place of origin
Spitalfields
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932789.13.1
Summary
Blue damask reredos. 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); lining, blue linen plain weave; trimming, braid 24 mm, blue linen warp dusty pink/bronze (?) silk weft, but self coloured; embroidery, blue/grey (?) metal plate thread in two gages wrapped over card (?); design, sunburst and the initials 'I H S' in their correct order; structure, handsewn, edged on four sides with braid, tacked to panelling over heavy paper.