Textile, silk damask, red
Date1750-1780
OriginEngland
MediumSilk warp; wool worsted weft.
DimensionsOw: 44'; OL: 26"
Selvage width 21 7/8"
Thread count approx. 88 warps per inch x 52 wefts per inch
Credit LineGift of S. W. Wolsey
Object number1967-695
DescriptionDamask textile woven with red silk warp and red worsted weft (very finely spun) in satin-damask weave. The design (not a full repeat) shows large conventional flowers with acanthus leaf foliage. (Color is Munsell 2.5R 3/8)ProvenanceMr. S. W. Wolsey had marked textile "ex. Lowthor Castle".
1760-1775
1760-1775
1760-1775
1760-1775
1760-1775
1760-1775
1700-1740
ca. 1730
1700-1750 in 17th century style, remade later
ca. 1680, remade later
1600-1700 (probably)
ca. 1800; quilted 1825-1850