Accession Number

983.826

Description

One panel of machine-made fabric incorporating gold-coloured metal threads. The overall pattern depicts acanthus leaves.

Narrative

This textile was donated to The Castle Society by one or more of the three famed Macdonald sisters, all daughters of Joan Olive Bryden and Alastair Douglas Macdonald. Castle Society President James K. Nesbitt received it and often remarked to Curator Bruce Davies that the "cloth of gold" as he called it, had once hung in Armadale, the James Bay (Victoria) home of Alastair Macdonald's parents.

History of Use

This cloth was donated to The Castle Society by one or more of the three famed Macdonald sisters, all daughters of Joan Olive Bryden and Alastair Douglas Macdonald. The Castle Society's founding President, the late James K. Nesbitt, received it on behalf of the Society and often remarked to Society employee Bruce Davies that the "cloth of gold" as he called it, had once hung in Armadale, the home of Alastair Macdonald's parents. Precisely when the cloth was given to one of the three daughters is not known. Armadale was demolished in 1944.

Date

circa 1889

Dimensions

240 x 120 cm

Material

Fabric; Metal