1870, Spitalfields

1870, Spitalfields

Identifier
T.150-1972
Acquisition
Given by Warner & Sons Ltd
Carried out by
Talbert, Bruce James (http://data.silknow.org/activity/designer)
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
10.25 repe (height)
78.105 cm (length)
53.975 cm (width)
53.975 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Furnishing fabric 'Yesso' of silk and satin, designed by Bruce James Talbert, made by Warner and Sons, Spitalfields, 1870 Furnishing fabric of figured satin and woven silk. Woven in cream and red on a black ground are patterns inspired by Japanese designs. They are arranged in triangles which form four squares in the width of the material. There is more cream silk in some of the triangles, and red in the other triangles, forming large diamond or lozenge patterns.