Sample
1912 (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
Possibly skirt fabric. Printed cotton. A deep dark blue with a repeat pattern of a stylised atlas sphere with radiating spikes, squares formed by a St. Andrews superimposed on a Maltese cross joined by a circle and a centrally placed lobed lozengs with a large palmette leaf on each side.
Predominant colours: brown, green, deep yellow with touches of white. Two selvedges.
Predominant colours: brown, green, deep yellow with touches of white. Two selvedges.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Textile sample, printed cotton dress fabric, Calico Printers' Association, Lancashire, Britain, 1912 |
| Physical description | Possibly skirt fabric. Printed cotton. A deep dark blue with a repeat pattern of a stylised atlas sphere with radiating spikes, squares formed by a St. Andrews superimposed on a Maltese cross joined by a circle and a centrally placed lobed lozengs with a large palmette leaf on each side. Predominant colours: brown, green, deep yellow with touches of white. Two selvedges. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 69744 (Patent Office Registration Number) |
| Production | Patent Office registration date: 18th September 1912 Attribution note: Made for the West African market |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.89-2004 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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