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Sample

1913 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This printed cotton dress fabric has a diagonal pattern of two large lobed circular forms, edged in red, green and white, containing a turtle and two fish motif in the same colouring on a white ground. These are set against a bottle green ground patterned between the circular motifs with a large spray with 3 "spade" leaves in red. Two selvedges


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
Textile sample, printed cotton dress fabric, for Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1913
Physical description
This printed cotton dress fabric has a diagonal pattern of two large lobed circular forms, edged in red, green and white, containing a turtle and two fish motif in the same colouring on a white ground. These are set against a bottle green ground patterned between the circular motifs with a large spray with 3 "spade" leaves in red. Two selvedges
Dimensions
  • Length: 59.5cm
  • Width: 87cm
Marks and inscriptions
77013 (Patent Office Registration Number)
Production
Patent Office registration date: 17th January 1913

Attribution note: Possibly made for the African market.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.100-2004

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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