Furnishing fabric for a curtain of silk and wool jacquard woven, probably designed by Bruce James Talbert, probably woven by J.W. & C. Ward, Halifax, ca. 1880 Furnishing fabric for a curtain of silk and wool jacquard woven with machine-sewn hems on three sides. Designed with a Japanese inspired Aesthetic pattern of repeating motifs with circular bamboo and other stylised rosettes, brooch-shaped devices, and trailing tradescantia leaves with bell-shaped flowerheads with three different background lozenge patterns. The design is woven in shades of dark red, olive green, black and cream on a black ground.