Not currently on display at the V&A

Furnishing Fabric

ca. 1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of block-printed cotton chintz. On a tea ground, a game bird stands on an island of flowers beneath a plum tree. Madder colours, with added blue and yellow, are used to produce a fresh green liberally edged with yellow for the leaves and orange for the feathers of one bird.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Block-printed cotton chintz
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of block-printed cotton chintz, England, ca. 1815
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of block-printed cotton chintz. On a tea ground, a game bird stands on an island of flowers beneath a plum tree. Madder colours, with added blue and yellow, are used to produce a fresh green liberally edged with yellow for the leaves and orange for the feathers of one bird.
Dimensions
  • Length: 39in
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Mr E. A. Morrison
Collection
Accession number
T.189-1966

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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