1890~, Darvel

1890~, Darvel

Identificador
T.18-1982
Adquisición
Given by J.W.F. Morton
Llevada a cabo por
Alexander Morton & Co (http://data.silknow.org/activity/designer)
Colección
Material
Técnica
Motivos
Dimensión
116.84 cm (length)
117 cm (length)
87.63 cm (width)
87.6 cm (width)
Siglo
Lugar de producción
Tipo de objeto

Description

Silk bag face, probably made by Alexander Morton & Co., Darvel, Scotland, ca. 1890 Silk bag face, double cloth, with four widthways repeat of design which is picked out in cream silk on an oyster-coloured ground. Three lengthwise repeats of an ogee compartmentalised design enclosing buttercup-like clumps of flowers surrounded by trailing acanthus leaves and meandering flowering plants. The fabric structure, although a conventional double cloth, is lightweight and woven from two silks, one showing a tusser in its raw unbleached state.