Gothick windows
Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1830 (made)
ca. 1830 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of printed cotton chintz for a blind. The effect of the repeat is of a 'wall' of windows in half-drop, and their pointed arches springing from square section pillars and the bottom of each window ending in a crenellation which is the top of the spandrels of the next. Under the point of the arch is a flower-shaped light and two small cusped lights. The main window is divided into three by slender columns. On the elongated hexagonal grid, which supports the glass, are a heraldic rose and four identical mock coat-of-arms. Colours are black, buff, lilac, blue, golden yellow, pink and red. The black and red may be printed by roller but the other colours seem to be added by wood-block.
Printing stops before the edge. The length of the repeat is 26 inches. The chintz is heavily glazed.
Printing stops before the edge. The length of the repeat is 26 inches. The chintz is heavily glazed.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Gothick windows |
| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton chintz |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Gothick windows' of printed cotton chintz, England, ca. 1830 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of printed cotton chintz for a blind. The effect of the repeat is of a 'wall' of windows in half-drop, and their pointed arches springing from square section pillars and the bottom of each window ending in a crenellation which is the top of the spandrels of the next. Under the point of the arch is a flower-shaped light and two small cusped lights. The main window is divided into three by slender columns. On the elongated hexagonal grid, which supports the glass, are a heraldic rose and four identical mock coat-of-arms. Colours are black, buff, lilac, blue, golden yellow, pink and red. The black and red may be printed by roller but the other colours seem to be added by wood-block. Printing stops before the edge. The length of the repeat is 26 inches. The chintz is heavily glazed. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss J. M. Gibbons and Miss D. Gibbons |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.354-1972 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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