Crimson Silk Brocade Panel Museum Worthy : early C1800s England Birds and insects Embroidered in soft coloured wools

Embroidered in soft coloured wools onto a hessian backing and finished with a pretty decorative border or frame

these detailed and quite exquisite embroideries are some of the best examples of silk embroidery that we have had in our collection

which arrived still in their original wrapping papers

Dating from the second quarter of the 19th century this lovely red and white toile

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Crimson Silk Brocade Panel Museum Worthy : early C1800s England Birds and insects Embroidered in soft coloured woolsItem Details. A wonderful panel of crimson magenta deep pinky red silk brocade. This is a furnishing weight silk and is of a very high quality, possibly made to furnish the walls of a spectacular room. The silk dates from the first half of the 19th century and was made in the UK, it has an original shop label which reads Muntzer & Son, 25 Regent Street, Piccadilly (London) which suggests it was never used, but there are stitching marks and the remains