Sultan by Owen Jones

Sultan

Designer: Owen Jones 1809-1874

Manufacturer: Warner, Sillett & Ramm

c. 1870

Jacquard woven silk

59.5 x 53.5 cm (23 /2 X 21 inches)

This fabric design, which was shown on the walls in James Gurney's Billiard's Room, Regent's Park, London, 1870, appears to have been part of the Warner & Sons archive sold at Christie's, London, July 10 1972. The first recorded weaving of this design was September 20, 1870.

References

A Choice of Design, 1850 to 1980: Fabrics by Warner & Sons Limited. London 1983. Illustrated No. 45, p. 79.

Arts & Crafts Textiles in Britain. Exhibition Catalogue. The Fine Art Society in Association with Francesca Galloway, nd. No. 10.

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Parry, Linda. The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection. British Textiles from 1850 to 1900. London 1993. Illustrated plate 65 (p. 58).

Schoeser, Mary. Owen Jones Silks. 1987.

Last modified 30 October 2007