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LEMAN ALBUM

Designs for woven silk from the Leman album

Designs for woven silk from the Leman album

Left-hand page: design for woven silk from the Leman album
James Leman
Dated 'Nov.24th 1716'
Spitalfields, London.
Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on laid paper.
E.1861.4-1991
VS.3

Two large and colourful floral sprigs in diametrically opposite corners on a pale brown pattern which fills the background. The pencil mark number 'three' appears at the top of the page in the middle.

Right-hand page: design for woven silk from the Leman album
James Leman
Dated 'May 24th 1712'
Spitalfields, London.
Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on laid paper.
E.1861.5-1991
VS.4

Design with two vertical stripes on either side each of which is made up of a repeating pattern of shapes resembling fleur-de-lys and acorns. Floral sprigs sprout from alternating sides of each stripe. There are circular sprigs alternating with single flower heads in a vertical line down the centre of the design. The pencil mark number 'four' appears at the top of the page in the middle.