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Printed Cotton

1700-1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Block-printed cotton dyed with madder, formerly part of the lining of a gentleman's silk banyan dated to the 1720s (see 1182-1899). All-over black-printed trailing vine and floral design in a design reminscent of Indian chintz, flowers and leaves highlighted in rust-red


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
block-printed cotton
Brief description
block, 1700-1749, Flemish
Physical description
Block-printed cotton dyed with madder, formerly part of the lining of a gentleman's silk banyan dated to the 1720s (see 1182-1899). All-over black-printed trailing vine and floral design in a design reminscent of Indian chintz, flowers and leaves highlighted in rust-red
Object history
Bought with a collection of about 1000 textiles for £700: the Forrer Collection.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
1182-1899 (Part)
Collection
Accession number
1182A-1899

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Record createdApril 17, 2009
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