Accession Number

984.068

Alternate Name

fabric;fragment

Description

A multi-coloured textile with machine applied design, the vertical design featuring two peacocks, two ibex, various birds, flowering and fruit-bearing bushes and trees.

Narrative

This machine-made textile may have been created for use as furniture upholstery or window or door curtains. Some people who have examined it refer to the design as being the 'Tree of Life'. Its one-time use at Jessie Muriel Dunsmuir's Colwood, B.C. house Journey's End makes it an important asset in presenting the Dunsmuir family story, and it was collected for that reason. 

History of Use

The first owner of this textile was Jessie Muriel Dunsmuir (1890-1959),  and she used it at her  Colwood, B.C. residence known as Journey's End.

Muriel Dunsmuir gave the tapestry to the donor's uncle, William George Stalker. It is cited as a gift in The Castle Society's Furnishing Committee Report dated October, 1984 to February, 1985.

Date

circa 1910 – 1920

Dimensions

220 x 122 cm
Repeat of pattern 211 cm

Material

Fabric, cotton; Thread, cotton

Technique

Woven; Dyed; Stitched

Country of Origin

Republic of France