1880 / 1889, Staffordshire

1880 / 1889, Staffordshire

Identifier
4560(IS)
Carried out by
Leek Embroidery Society (http://data.silknow.org/activity/designer)
Collection
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Depiction
Dimension
63.5 cm (length)
51 cm (width)
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Type of object

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.