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1824 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This book of dye recipes for printed cottons was used at Catterall, Lancashire, between February and December 1824. The firm producing these cottons is likely to have been Henry Fielding Bros, one of the leading printers of high-class dress fabrics at the time. The four brothers Henry, Benjamin, Joseph and Jeremiah Fielding took on this name for their firm after the previous partnership at Catterall of Watson, Myers, Fielding & Co was dissolved in 1799. They were in business until 1830.

Among the samples are a number in the rainbow style, newly fashionable in the 1820s, one inscribed "these were the First Rainbows done at Catterall".


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Book with printed cotton attached
Brief description
Dye recipe book with samples, Henry Fielding of Catterall, 1824, British
Physical description
Dye recipe book with samples of printed cotton attached, and their recipes
Dimensions
  • Minimum, each sample length: 6.3cm
  • Minimum, each sample width: 7.6cm
  • Cover width: 10cm (approximate)
  • Spine length: 20cm (approximate)
  • Spine thickness: 2cm (approximate)
  • Weight: less than 1kg
Credit line
Given by H. Hoyle
Summary
This book of dye recipes for printed cottons was used at Catterall, Lancashire, between February and December 1824. The firm producing these cottons is likely to have been Henry Fielding Bros, one of the leading printers of high-class dress fabrics at the time. The four brothers Henry, Benjamin, Joseph and Jeremiah Fielding took on this name for their firm after the previous partnership at Catterall of Watson, Myers, Fielding & Co was dissolved in 1799. They were in business until 1830.

Among the samples are a number in the rainbow style, newly fashionable in the 1820s, one inscribed "these were the First Rainbows done at Catterall".
Collection
Accession number
T.12-1956

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Record createdDecember 22, 2004
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