Sample
1913 (manufactured)
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Dress fabric, printed "batik" style cotton with the main pattern in two vertical rows:
a) on an olive green ground with scattered areas of "resist" white , with an overall pointed star grid pattern in black, there are at regular intervals (I) small circular forms with bead/pearl frames enclosing 8 pointed stars in blue, white and rust brown; (ii) two-lobed oval forms with a curving tail on a white ground, again in blue and rust brown; and (iii) pairs of curving leaf sprays in blue and rust brown, interrupted by 2 conjoined "conch" shell forms:
b) on a deep blue ground, small 6 pointed stars framed by 2 winged motifs with scattered birds, butterflies and moths. Rust brown, green and white prevail.
Uniting the two rows are large leafy forms separated by paired oval forms. Two selvedges.
a) on an olive green ground with scattered areas of "resist" white , with an overall pointed star grid pattern in black, there are at regular intervals (I) small circular forms with bead/pearl frames enclosing 8 pointed stars in blue, white and rust brown; (ii) two-lobed oval forms with a curving tail on a white ground, again in blue and rust brown; and (iii) pairs of curving leaf sprays in blue and rust brown, interrupted by 2 conjoined "conch" shell forms:
b) on a deep blue ground, small 6 pointed stars framed by 2 winged motifs with scattered birds, butterflies and moths. Rust brown, green and white prevail.
Uniting the two rows are large leafy forms separated by paired oval forms. Two selvedges.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Textile sample, printed cotton dress fabric, Aitken, Campbell & Co, possibly Manchester or Glasgow, 1913 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric, printed "batik" style cotton with the main pattern in two vertical rows: a) on an olive green ground with scattered areas of "resist" white , with an overall pointed star grid pattern in black, there are at regular intervals (I) small circular forms with bead/pearl frames enclosing 8 pointed stars in blue, white and rust brown; (ii) two-lobed oval forms with a curving tail on a white ground, again in blue and rust brown; and (iii) pairs of curving leaf sprays in blue and rust brown, interrupted by 2 conjoined "conch" shell forms: b) on a deep blue ground, small 6 pointed stars framed by 2 winged motifs with scattered birds, butterflies and moths. Rust brown, green and white prevail. Uniting the two rows are large leafy forms separated by paired oval forms. Two selvedges. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 90795 (Patent Office Registration Number) |
| Production | Patent Office registration date: 11th August 1913 Attribution note: Possibly for the African or SE Asian market. |
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| Accession number | T.131-2004 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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