Sample
1913 (manufactured)
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A furnishing or curtain fabric in cream cotton with a twill weave on which isolated "hippopotami amongst the reeds" motifs in red are arranged in rows. The animal faces look in different directions in alternate off-set horizontal rows. One selvedge.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Textile sample, printed cotton furnishing or curtain fabric, for Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1913 |
| Physical description | A furnishing or curtain fabric in cream cotton with a twill weave on which isolated "hippopotami amongst the reeds" motifs in red are arranged in rows. The animal faces look in different directions in alternate off-set horizontal rows. One selvedge. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 80777 (Patent Office Registration Number) |
| Production | Patent Office registration date: 27th February 1913 |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.107-2004 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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