Sample
1911 (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Printed cotton (possibly curtain fabric) with a deep yellow ground on which motifs of elephants in rows:
a. kneeling elephant in tan brown, edged by two standing elephants in white and red-brown
b. inverted kneeling elephant, trumpeting with another standing; both in red-brown and olive at back.
All edged in black or olive green, and all have patterned saddle cloths. Two selvedges.
a. kneeling elephant in tan brown, edged by two standing elephants in white and red-brown
b. inverted kneeling elephant, trumpeting with another standing; both in red-brown and olive at back.
All edged in black or olive green, and all have patterned saddle cloths. Two selvedges.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Textile sample, printed cotton dress or furnishing fabric, for Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1911 |
| Physical description | Printed cotton (possibly curtain fabric) with a deep yellow ground on which motifs of elephants in rows: a. kneeling elephant in tan brown, edged by two standing elephants in white and red-brown b. inverted kneeling elephant, trumpeting with another standing; both in red-brown and olive at back. All edged in black or olive green, and all have patterned saddle cloths. Two selvedges. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 31805 (Patent Office Registration Number) |
| Production | Patent Office registration date: 3rd April 1911 |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.194-2004 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2005 |
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