silk and wool
The crimson ground with allover foliate strapwork in taupe, the lower panel with a green ground decorated with acanthus, flower-heads and vase motifs worked in shades of red, olive, blue and taupe, manufacturer's marks woven to lower left and right corners
106 in. (269.2 cm.) long, 53³⁄₄ in. (136.5 cm.) wide

Haslam & Whiteway, London.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above in July 1994.

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Bruce James Talbert (1831-1881) was a leading Scottish architect and designer of the second half of the 19th century. Predominantly known for his neo-Gothic furniture designs, he was influential in molding the Victorian aesthetic thanks in part to his publications Gothic Forms in 1867 and Examples of Ancient & Modern: Furniture, Metal Work, Tapestries, Decorations in 1876. A number of his drawings and designs can be found in the collection at the Victoria & Albert museum today (for a similar textile example, see accession no. T.77&A-1976).
For comparable examples, see F. Galloway, Arts & Crafts Textiles in Britain, London: 1999, pp. 5-6, no. 6; and C. Gere and M. Whiteway, Nineteenth-Century Design: From Pugin to Mackintosh, New York, 1993, p. 94, pl. 103.