Sample
1913 (manufactured)
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Printed cotton, possibly a furnishing fabric. A cream background overlaid with a design of diagonally-placed rows of green ovals in which a brown and white giraffe head and upper neck appears. Each giraffe is chewing a spray of brown leaves, the spray "escaping" from the green oval onto the cream ground. One selvedge.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Textile sample, printed cotton dress or furnishing fabric for Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1913 |
| Physical description | Printed cotton, possibly a furnishing fabric. A cream background overlaid with a design of diagonally-placed rows of green ovals in which a brown and white giraffe head and upper neck appears. Each giraffe is chewing a spray of brown leaves, the spray "escaping" from the green oval onto the cream ground. One selvedge. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 86408 (Patent Office Registration Number) |
| Production | Patent Office registration date: 16th June 1913 |
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| Accession number | T.120-2004 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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