Paisley panel

Designer: Bruce James Talbert, 1838-1881 (attributed)

Manufacturer: J. &. J. Templeton & Co., Glasgow

c. 1867

Woven silk and wool with passementrie decoration to top, and manufacturer's marks woven to bottom left and right

350 x 175 cm (140 x 70 inches)

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"Comparable portières are illustrated in Gere & Whiteway Templeton's first showed their jacquard woven portières at the International Exhibition, London, in 1862. As Gere writes, 'they were a triumph of weaving technology, being made in one piece ...fashionable though expensive, and Templeton's were able to exploit this successful formula as interest in 'art' textile design expanded.' Victoria's accession to Empress of India in 1863 and the displays of Indian artefacts at the International Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862 were inspirational to many designers at the time. The design of this portiere reflects that interest." [Arts & Crafts Textiles in Britain. Exhibition Catalogue. The Fine Art Arts & Crafts Textiles in Britain.]

References

Arts & Crafts Textiles in Britain. Exhibition Catalogue. The Fine Art Society in Association with Francesca Galloway, nd. No. 6.

Gere, Charlotte & Malcolm Whiteway. Nineteenth Century Design. 1993 . pl. 103, p. 94.

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