Antique Spitalfields Silk

A pieced panel of Spitalfields Sik Brocade English and dating from circa 1740 Probably Anna Maria Garthwaite Museum / collection conservation A deconstructed costume . Museum conservation 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. S2763