Reredos
Category
Textiles
Date
1700 - 1730
Materials
Silk damask, linen and cotton
Measurements
1525 mm (Length)430 mm (W)
Place of origin
Spitalfields
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932789.13.2
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, shattered; design, repeat not complete (see.3); lining, deep blue cotton warp and weft, unbalanced plain weave over double warp giving vertical ridge; structure, lining machine sewn, tacked to panelling over heavy paper.