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Sample

1913 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A skirt or dress fabric the pattern of which consists of large elongated heart motifs extending from either selvedge towards the vertical axis, where they are connected by a squared lozenged form. These units are outlined in white with a black/blue centre, broken by a small heart form in brown with pattern outlines in black. The background, that is the space between the large heart forms, is rust brown with black lines again reflecting the elongated heart motifs. Two selvedges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
Textile sample, printed cotton dress fabric, Blakely & Beving, Manchester, 1913
Physical description
A skirt or dress fabric the pattern of which consists of large elongated heart motifs extending from either selvedge towards the vertical axis, where they are connected by a squared lozenged form. These units are outlined in white with a black/blue centre, broken by a small heart form in brown with pattern outlines in black. The background, that is the space between the large heart forms, is rust brown with black lines again reflecting the elongated heart motifs. Two selvedges.
Dimensions
  • Length: 29.5cm
  • Width: 88cm
Marks and inscriptions
82581 (Patent Office Registration Number)
Production
Patent Office registration date: 10th April 1913

Attribution note: Possibly made for the African market.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.109-2004

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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