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Sample

1913 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed cotton, possibly a furnishing fabric. A cream background, criss-crossed diagonally with a lattice in 2 shades of brown with squares at the junctions of the lattice and cream dots along the lengths of lattice between the junctions. In the cream squares formed by the lattice-work is the head of a long-horned, long-eared creature, possibly an ibex or gazelle. This is in the same 2 dull shades of brown as the lattice-work design. No selvedges.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
Textile sample, printed cotton dress or furnishing fabric for Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1913
Physical description
Printed cotton, possibly a furnishing fabric. A cream background, criss-crossed diagonally with a lattice in 2 shades of brown with squares at the junctions of the lattice and cream dots along the lengths of lattice between the junctions. In the cream squares formed by the lattice-work is the head of a long-horned, long-eared creature, possibly an ibex or gazelle. This is in the same 2 dull shades of brown as the lattice-work design. No selvedges.
Dimensions
  • Length: 23cm
  • No selvedges width: 17.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
86407 (Patent Office Registration Number)
Production
Patent Office registration date: 16th June 1913
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
T.119-2004

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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