A pieced panel of Spitalfields Sik Brocade
English and dating from circa 1740
Probably Anna Maria Garthwaite
Museum / collection conservation
A deconstructed costume . Each piece carefully placed to reveal complete design
lightly hand stitched to linen backing
Good antique condition
SIZE 19inches x 21 inches max (48cm x 51 max)
Provenance. Ex Mannach Textile Collection. La Mannach Paper label attached Le Manach was founded in 1829 in Tours as a family company. By the time it was sold to Pierre Frey, it had an archive of over 4,000 rare, beautiful textiles, the earliest of which date from the sixteenth century.
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