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The silk is probably what was known in the 18th century as orrace tissue, one of the most expensive types of fabric with a complex woven structure including gold or silver thread. The intrinsic value of the metal used meant that its production was entrusted to only a limited number of weavers.<br><br><b>Design</b><br>The type of dense and elaborate pattern so prominent in this silk was fashionable for both furnishings and clothes in the later 1720s. Mary Delaney, a fashionable and well-connected lady, described such a silk in a letter of 1728, as having 'a running pattern like lace in the ground'.<br><br><b>Place</b><br>The silk for this canopy was supplied by George Binckes, a partner of the mercer Isaac Tullie. Their shop was at the Kings Arms and Seven Stars in Bedford Street, Covent Garden. With the later partnership of Henry Shelley, Binckes' brother-in-law, this premises remained a leading London mercer's shop for nearly 30 years.","physicalDescription":"Part of canopy of brocaded satin. The silk is woven in gold thread on a yellow satin ground with a few details in coloured silk. The formal design consists of stylised floral forms and diapered panels arranged in a point repeat. Very littlt of the yellow satin ground can be seen. There is a border of plain silver tabby around three sides and on the lower side, it is reversed, so that the lining of plain white lustring shows.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Brocaded satin with patterning wefts of silver-gilt thread","categories":[{"text":"Royalty","id":"THES48899"},{"text":"British Galleries","id":"THES48985"},{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"Interiors","id":"THES48933"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2006AH4158"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"52B (VA)","id":"THES49255"},"free":"","case":"CA1","shelf":"","box":"5"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Canopy","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Spitalfields","id":"x29420"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1726-1727","earliest":"1726-01-01","latest":"1727-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"131.7","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"94.4","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Paper probably dating from the 19th century explains 'Part of the Canopy held over George II by one of the free Barons of Sandwich at his Coronation. The other half is in the possession of Mr Baker (the later member for Canterbury who was likewise one of the Bearers)'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Part of canopy of brocaded satin, Spitalfields, London, 1726-1727.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nThis silk formed part of a canopy used at the Coronation of King George II in 1727. The silk was bought from the textile dealer George Binckes, whose shop was in Covent Garden, London. Binckes and his partners supplied fine textiles to the royal household over a number of years.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["T.184-1975"],"accessionNumberNum":"184","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1975,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP9830","2019LV4832"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-19","recordCreationDate":"1999-12-15","availableToBook":false}}