• Antique Arts and Crafts crewelwork pelmet draped over an antique chair, showing its rich plum ground and large scale floral embroidery.
  • Antique embroidered pelmet styled over an antique chair, showing the asymmetric shape and richly coloured sunflower and foliage embroidery.
  • Antique Arts and Crafts crewelwork pelmet draped over an antique chair, showing its rich plum ground and large scale floral embroidery.
  • Close view of an antique Arts and Crafts pelmet draped over a traditional chair, highlighting the tactile crewelwork and deep plum textile.
  • Close up of intricate crewel wool foliage embroidery with sweeping stems and leaves on the antique plum textile.
  • Close up of embroidered iris with raised wool stitching and rich tactile texture on the antique Arts and Crafts pelmet.
  • Close up of densely worked French knot stitching forming the centre of an embroidered sunflower on the antique pelmet.
  • Front left section of the antique embroidered pelmet showing large scale floral crewelwork and the asymmetric stepped design.
  • Front mid left section of the antique Arts and Crafts pelmet showing embroidered flowers, foliage and stepped lappet detail.
  • Front mid right section of the antique crewelwork pelmet showing detailed floral embroidery against the deep plum ground.
  • Front right section of the antique pelmet showing the embroidered front and the protective lining visible behind the textile.
  • Reverse left section of the antique pelmet showing the protective lining and construction of the later adapted textile.
  • Reverse middle section of the antique pelmet showing the protective lining and construction behind the original embroidery.
  • Reverse right section of the antique pelmet showing the protective lining and later adaptation of the original embroidered panel.
  • Close up of adhesive track visible on the reverse lining of the later adapted antique pelmet.
  • Close up of the antique embroidered panel showing detailed crewel wool stitching, floral forms and the rich plum twill ground.
  • Close up of detailed crewel wool stitching and decorative linear embroidery outlining the stepped edge of the antique Arts and Crafts pelmet.
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Antique Arts & Crafts Crewelwork Pelmet with Sunflowers & Irises, c.1890

Antique Arts & Crafts Crewelwork Pelmet with Sunflowers & Irises, c.1890

£380.00 GBP
£380.00 GBP
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Deep plum, oversized botanicals and raised wool embroidery - a textile with presence.

This antique Arts and Crafts panel, believed to date from c.1890, features sunflowers, irises and sweeping foliage in mustard, ochre and warm yellow crewel wool. Raised French knot sunflower centres and an asymmetric stepped edge give it texture and structure.

Originally a mantel pelmet, the embroidered panel was extended around twenty years ago with plum vintage twill chenille and a protective gold coloured cotton lining. Its generous scale offers a focal point above a window, bringing colour and craftsmanship into a modern interior alongside simpler furnishings.

Details & dimensions

Late Victorian / Arts and Crafts crewelwork; believed English

All measurements approximate

Adapted pelmet: 280 cm long; left drop 103 cm; right drop 88 cm
Original panel: 114 cm long; four stepped lappets
Central drops: 35–45 cm; left drop 93 cm; right drop 75 cm

Condition

Structurally sound, with minor thread pulls and age related wear. Later fabric and lining show gentle wear. Old adhesive tape remains on the reverse and will need removing or replacing. Please examine photographs and video.

Shipping

UK delivery: £20 at checkout. Carefully folded without sharp creasing, protectively boxed and sent by tracked Royal Mail Special Delivery with full compensation cover.

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