Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1835-1845 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of roller printed cotton. On a white ground with a close-set background pattern of tiny overlapping diagonal lines is a delicate design of wild flowers and grasses. Among the flowers are cornflower, poppy, scabious, clover, dandelion, marguerite and forget-me-not. The flowers and grasses are in red, pink, lilac, blue, yellow and buff, with variously coloured stems. There is no repeat in the width of the material. A selvedge is on the left side only.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Roller printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric of roller printed cotton, England, ca. 1835-1845 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of roller printed cotton. On a white ground with a close-set background pattern of tiny overlapping diagonal lines is a delicate design of wild flowers and grasses. Among the flowers are cornflower, poppy, scabious, clover, dandelion, marguerite and forget-me-not. The flowers and grasses are in red, pink, lilac, blue, yellow and buff, with variously coloured stems. There is no repeat in the width of the material. A selvedge is on the left side only. |
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| Accession number | T.393-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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