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Paisley Scallop

Furnishing Fabric
1990 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Length of screen printed and glazed cotton, decorated with dark red scallop shapes filled with white, blue, pink and orange paisley ornament on white ground. This length of fabric is a strike off or trial piece. Therefore, the pattern peters out at one end of the fabric.
The right selvedge is preserved and contains the following printed text: ' PAISLEY SCALLOP Copyright (c) MCMXC design edition limited '.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitlePaisley Scallop (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Screen printed and glazed cotton
Brief description
Piece of screen printed and glazed cotton showing dark red scallop shapes filled with primarily white and blue paisley ornament; strike off, furnishing fabric, 20th century.
Physical description
Length of screen printed and glazed cotton, decorated with dark red scallop shapes filled with white, blue, pink and orange paisley ornament on white ground. This length of fabric is a strike off or trial piece. Therefore, the pattern peters out at one end of the fabric.
The right selvedge is preserved and contains the following printed text: ' PAISLEY SCALLOP Copyright (c) MCMXC design edition limited '.
Dimensions
  • Width: 86.5cm
  • Length: 116cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Eddie Squires
Collection
Accession number
T.1018-2000

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Record createdNovember 29, 2000
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