Sample of royal purple velvet and sample of satin as used for the Coronation robes

Sample of royal purple velvet and sample of satin as used for

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Sample of royal purple velvet and sample of satin as used for
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Sample of royal purple velvet and sample of satin as used for the Coronation robes, made from English silk from the silk farm of Lady Hart Dyke at Lullingstone Castle

Details

Category:
Textiles Machinery
Object Number:
1937-880
type:
silk
credit:
Lady Hart Dyke

Related Objects

Fragment of coptic tunic, red ground woven with design in yellow, green and black ( damaged)

Fragment of coptic tunic
Early helical roller carpet shearing machine, c. 1832

Early helical roller carpet shearing machine
Small bundle of retted straw

Small bundle of retted straw

Two models illustrating conjectural reconstructions of a simple knitting machine
Howe sewing machine, one of the first type with treadle

lock stitch sewing machine
Six diagrams showing processes and machinery in a cotton spinning mill

Six diagrams showing processes and machinery in a cotton spinning mill