This is a spectacular example of
a large 5' x 4' off-white curtain with nine brass
25 mm rings. It is speculated that this may have been
used in the 2nd class berths, possibly on D deck,
as a privacy divider between the double bunks. Although
faded and hardly noticeable, it has a fruit bordered
bottom with ten fruit prints. It is slightly stained
with some open and mended tears.
As the story is told; to bring a
reminder of home during WW II, it was brought aboard
the HMCS Avalon and accidentally bleached when laundered,
fading the colorful border. It is unknown if this
was made as a curtain specifically for Titanic or
sewn sometime later. Another item auctioned off in
Belfast by White Star Line just after the sinking
where it stayed in the same family until 1998. It
is believed to be the world's single largest piece
of Titanic fabric in existence. A fabulous piece of
history worthy of the finest museum display.
