Seeing the fabric itself, I quickly concluded that it was not in any of the photographs that I had seen of St Christopher's Church. The colours were vibrant, and the 'white background' seemed to be more like silver. I wonder where in the church this fabric would have been? I have just come across a postcard of the church in 1904 where there is a curtain across the top window, maybe this is a curtain of the fabric?
St Christopher's Church postcard c.1904 Haslemere |
The V&A have added photographs of the damask that are better than mine, but they have photographed the damask with the 'IHS' back to front!
Luther Hooper silk damask made for St Christopher's Church T.35-1953, Victoria & Albert Museum |
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