Large Syringa

Designer: Edward William Godwin, 1833-1886

Manufacturer: Warner & Ramm

1875

Silk damask edged with velvet and woven tape

330 x 170 cm (132 x 68 inches)

The companion piece to this curtain is in the Art Institute of Chicago (1987.333).

Syringa are lilacs (see Wikipedia)

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References

Arts & Crafts Textiles in Britain. Exhibition Catalogue. The Fine Art Society in Association with Francesca Galloway, nd. No. 15.

Parry, Linda. The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection: British Textiles from 1850 to 1900. London, 1993; pl. 72 p. 62.

Thurman, Christa C. Mayer. Textiles in the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, 1992. Pp. 100-1 and 147.

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