Table cover of block-printed velveteen, lined cotton gauze, designed by Thomas Wardle, Leek, England, ca. 1885Table cover of block-printed velveteen in brown and yellow, edged and fringed with bright yellow silk and lined with a fine white cotton gauze. Consists of three widths of fabric. The velveteen pattern shows groups of four circular curving acanthus leaves from a common stem with alternate fillings of pomegranate and bunches of small-scale flowers. The pattern is printed in yellow on an orange-brown ground. Inner edge binding in yellow silk with a gathered wide silk border. The hem is hand-sewn as is the rest of the cover. The protective gauze lining is a later addition.
Through the lining can be seen a printed selvedge on a velveteen which reads 'Printed for the Aesthetic Gallery by Thomas Wardle Le[ek]'. There is a separate printed gold on cream label in one corner. On another corner is another label in red on white.