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Sample

1913 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed cotton , dress fabric. This has a dark blue ground "batik" style with a pattern of 2 series of arches or columns which form large central ovals. The arches or columns are of small leaf shapes and the outline is marked with small squares in rust brown. In the large oval shapes a large lantern and small lamps, also in rust brown, are suspended from branches against a starry night sky. Two selvedges.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
Textile sample, printed cotton dress fabric, Blakely & Beving, Manchester, 1913
Physical description
Printed cotton , dress fabric. This has a dark blue ground "batik" style with a pattern of 2 series of arches or columns which form large central ovals. The arches or columns are of small leaf shapes and the outline is marked with small squares in rust brown. In the large oval shapes a large lantern and small lamps, also in rust brown, are suspended from branches against a starry night sky. Two selvedges.
Dimensions
  • Length: 79cm
  • Width: 88cm
Marks and inscriptions
86565 (Patent Office Registration Number)
Production
Patent Office registration date: 18th June 1913
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.121-2004

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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