Dress Fabric
ca. 1800-1825 (made)
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Dress fabric of block-printed muslin. The design consists of vertical bands of floral stems, looped to enclose with an ogee form a spray of flowers and a spray emerging from a shell. These motives run alternately both vertically and horizontally. Between these bands and are sprays of flowers in a basket and leaves in a vertical line. The ground is cream and printed in red, green, yellow and brown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Block-printed muslin |
| Brief description | Dress fabric of block-printed muslin, Great Britain, ca. 1800-1825 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of block-printed muslin. The design consists of vertical bands of floral stems, looped to enclose with an ogee form a spray of flowers and a spray emerging from a shell. These motives run alternately both vertically and horizontally. Between these bands and are sprays of flowers in a basket and leaves in a vertical line. The ground is cream and printed in red, green, yellow and brown. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Mary Davies |
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| Accession number | T.228-1931 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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