Sample
1913 (manufactured)
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Printed cotton. A cream white ground is covered with small connecting octagons outlined in red and green. On this, edging both selvedges is a deep border of alternating pointed and curved forms in green, emphasised in blue with white dotting, from which jungle-like stems sprout, joining and carrying stylised exotic fruits, blossoms and leaves in green, blue and white dotting and small "pagoda" shrines in the same colouring. Two selvedges
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Textile sample, printed cotton dress fabric, African Prints Co, probably Manchester, 1913 |
| Physical description | Printed cotton. A cream white ground is covered with small connecting octagons outlined in red and green. On this, edging both selvedges is a deep border of alternating pointed and curved forms in green, emphasised in blue with white dotting, from which jungle-like stems sprout, joining and carrying stylised exotic fruits, blossoms and leaves in green, blue and white dotting and small "pagoda" shrines in the same colouring. Two selvedges |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 84364 (Patent Office Registration Number) |
| Production | Patent Office registration date: 10th May 1913 Attribution note: Possibly made for the African or SE Asian market. |
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| Accession number | T.115-2004 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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