An Aesthetic Movement Bamboo & Embroidered Silk Fire Screen sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles In their pomp they were

In their pomp they were notable for 'the array of colour-boxes

and his work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery and the Government Art Collection

Fry and Sons Ltd

but by the middle of the next century William Morris (1834-1896)

1870 and the last advertisement for letter clips in London was at around 1920

An Aesthetic Movement Bamboo & Embroidered Silk Fire Screen sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles In their pomp they wereOrigin: English Period: Aesthetic Movement Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Height: 47 inches Width: 27. 5 inches Depth: 11 inches A rectangular bamboo screen inset with a central black silk panel, embroidered in a formalised symmetrical design, incorporating leaves, stems and flowers. The silk does have some tears (visible in the images), but it could be restored, and the embroidery is complete and the colours still quite fresh. The bamboo screen