1880 / 1889, Staffordshire

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1880 / 1889, Staffordshire

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Identifier: 4560(IS)

Carried out by: Leek Embroidery Society (http://data.silknow.org/activity/designer)

Collection: South & South East Asia Collection

Technique: Weaving
Embroider

Depiction

Geometrical motif 91%
Geometrical motif 64%
Geometrical motif 66%
Geometrical motif 86%

Dimension: 63.5 cm (length)
51 cm (width)

Production time: 1880 / 1889
19th century (dates CE)

Production place: Staffordshire

Type of object: fabrics

Description

Textile, mat, embroidered silk and gold-wrapped thread, possibly Leek Embroidery Society, Staffordshire, 1880s Embroidered mat, unbleached tussar silk, embroidered with a floral design in coloured floss silks, borders of scrolling plants divided by thin borders of gold-wrapped thread, coloured silk fringes, the back is lined with a printed design on ochre tussar silk, probably 'Multan Mayblossom' design by Thomas Wardle.