Not on display

Sample

1910 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Newman, Smith & Newman Ltd (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (manufactured)

Printed white cotton, possibly curtain fabric, with an undulating lozenge lattice design in two blues; powder and grey-blue. The broad lattice is formed by a stylised floral/foliated stem connecting with a five-fingered leaf form. Inside the undulating lozenges is a symmetrical flowering plant of a tiger-lily or a rose bush. No selvedge.

Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Sample
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Cotton
Weaving
Printing
Brief description
Textile sample, printed cotton furnishing fabric, for Newman, Smith & Newman, probably Manchester, 1910
Physical description
Printed white cotton, possibly curtain fabric, with an undulating lozenge lattice design in two blues; powder and grey-blue. The broad lattice is formed by a stylised floral/foliated stem connecting with a five-fingered leaf form. Inside the undulating lozenges is a symmetrical flowering plant of a tiger-lily or a rose bush. No selvedge.
Dimensions
  • Length: 36.6cm
  • Width: 30.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 22412 (Patent Office Registration Number)
  • Transliteration
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Production
Patent Office registration date: 8th October 1910
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Leaves
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.176-2004

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O103507/sample-newman-smith/
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