Fabric Sample
ca. 1808 (made)
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Fabric sample of printed cotton with a pattern of flowering branches in double green, deep yellow, tan, white and red, with an outlining area in blue, that almost covers the red ground. A blue edge at the right shows that the piece was dyed blue with the areas to be white, yellow and red discharged or covered with resist which was, in parts, a mordant for the red.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Fabric sample of printed cotton, England, ca. 1808 |
| Physical description | Fabric sample of printed cotton with a pattern of flowering branches in double green, deep yellow, tan, white and red, with an outlining area in blue, that almost covers the red ground. A blue edge at the right shows that the piece was dyed blue with the areas to be white, yellow and red discharged or covered with resist which was, in parts, a mordant for the red. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Department of Regional Services |
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| Accession number | T.14-1978 |
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| Record created | March 20, 2000 |
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