Sample
1913 (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
A printed cotton, possibly a skirt length. This is white but heavily overprinted with dark blue in a series of cross forms overlapping regularly to form grids. Over this is a large curved unidentifiable motif in white dots and red infill, framed around the bottom with lobed semi-circular leafy forms in broken white and red highlights. A flying bird with large tail feathers, again infilled with red, separates the large motifs.
Two selvedges.
Two selvedges.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Textile sample, printed cotton dress fabric, Blakely & Beving, Manchester, 1913 |
| Physical description | A printed cotton, possibly a skirt length. This is white but heavily overprinted with dark blue in a series of cross forms overlapping regularly to form grids. Over this is a large curved unidentifiable motif in white dots and red infill, framed around the bottom with lobed semi-circular leafy forms in broken white and red highlights. A flying bird with large tail feathers, again infilled with red, separates the large motifs. Two selvedges. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 84180 (Patent Office Registration Number) |
| Production | Patent Office registration date: 9th May 1913 Attribution note: Possibly made for the African or SE Asian market. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.112-2004 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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