Lot 34
ATTRIBUTED TO BRUCE J. TALBERT FOR TEMPLETON'S, GLASGOW
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT WOVEN COTTON HANGING, CIRCA 1870
Auction: 1 April 2020 at 11:00 BST
£300
Description
machine-woven cotton, with all-over repeating flowering foliate pattern within corresponding border
Dimensions
167cm x 143cm
Footnote
Literature: The Fine Art Society, London (in association with Francesca Galloway) Arts & Crafts Textiles in Britain, Exhibition Catalogue. No. 14.
Note: The Glasgow firm Templeton's, founded in 1839, produced a series of portières, complex jacquard woven hangings, from the 1860s. The firm used some of the leading designers of the day including Voysey, Crane and Day. Many of these hangings were attributed to the Scottish designer Bruce Talbert, who designed for the firm.