Green silk damask, Ham House
Date1600-1700 (probably)
OriginEurope
MediumSilk damask; linen tape.
DimensionsSelvage W: 22 1/2" ; OL: 69 3/4" ; lengthwise repeat: 28 3/4"
Credit LineGift of S. W. Wolsey.
Object number1967-696,1
DescriptionSelvage-width panel of green silk satin damask woven in a pattern of stylized flowers and pomegranates with twining stems, and large-scale serrated curling leaves. Flowers alternate in direction, leaning to right in one row and to the left in the next row. Approximately two repeats across width. Panel has narrow linen tape stitched across the top and old stitch marks spaced from 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 inches apart, probably for rings, tapes, or other hanging devices. Bottom end has folded hem and stitch marks spaced 4 1/2 to 6" apart. Selvages are 1/2" wide with lengthwise stripes of coral, white, and green (3/coral; 2/white; 1/green). Green color matches Munsell 10GY 4/4.ProvenanceDonor S. W. Wolsey stated that the damask panels came from Ham House, England.
1730s; gown remodeled ca. 1750
ca. 1790
1720-1730
1700-1750 in 17th century style, remade later
ca. 1856
1820-1840
June 30, 1814 (dated)
1790-1820
1733-1742
May 20, 1761 (dated)