Textile design
Design
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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Roller printing developed rapidly from about 1810. As a result the demands of the home market and the export trade rocketed. Because this form of cotton printing was relatively new, the demands of traditional pattern making applied less strongly. Designers experimented with bizarre abstract forms. Literally thousands of patterns of all kinds were produced each year. Commentators in the 1840s spoke of the restless desire for novelty that kept teams of textile designers working ceaselessly. James Mitten’s patterns show a great range of invention. They are very carefully drawn and of high quality.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Textile design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, watercolour on tissue paper. |
| Brief description | James Mitten; textile design, early 19th century |
| Physical description | Design for printed cotton textiles; showing naturalistic and stylised leaf and floral patterns . |
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| Production type | Design |
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| Summary | Roller printing developed rapidly from about 1810. As a result the demands of the home market and the export trade rocketed. Because this form of cotton printing was relatively new, the demands of traditional pattern making applied less strongly. Designers experimented with bizarre abstract forms. Literally thousands of patterns of all kinds were produced each year. Commentators in the 1840s spoke of the restless desire for novelty that kept teams of textile designers working ceaselessly. James Mitten’s patterns show a great range of invention. They are very carefully drawn and of high quality. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.938-1986 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2003 |
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