1890~, Darvel

1890~, Darvel

Identifier
T.18-1982
Acquisition
Given by J.W.F. Morton
Carried out by
Alexander Morton & Co (http://data.silknow.org/activity/designer)
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
116.84 cm (length)
117 cm (length)
87.63 cm (width)
87.6 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

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.