Mattress
Category
Textiles
Date
1935
Materials
Cotton, Horsehair, Horse-hair, Leather
Measurements
1980 mm (Length)970 mm (W)80 mm (D)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 934253
Summary
Striped mattress. Fabric, cotton dyed to shades of blue, orange and black warps and wefts, warp faced satin weave, vertical stripes; trimming, leather buttoning, white cotton piping; structure, hand and machine sewn, horsehair filled. Marked in ink 'Maid Mattress 31/5/35'.
Marks and inscriptions
Maid Mattress 31/5/35 (in ink)