Not currently on display at the V&A

Sample

1911 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed cotton handkerchief, unhemmed. Against a white backgroud is a large central oval containing a depiction of a standing King George V, robed and crowned, holding a sceptre. The oval is topped with a crown and laurel leaves and surrounded by Union Jack flags and the royal standard(?). In the corners, clockwise from top left, are depictions of men in working clothes of Australia, Canada, South Africa and India. Under the central oval are printed the words 'KING GEORGE V' and under that is a lion. The design is printed in red, green, yellow, brown and blue. No selvedge.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
Textile sample, printed cotton handkerchief, King George V, Atlantic Printers Ltd, probably Manchester, 1911
Physical description
Printed cotton handkerchief, unhemmed. Against a white backgroud is a large central oval containing a depiction of a standing King George V, robed and crowned, holding a sceptre. The oval is topped with a crown and laurel leaves and surrounded by Union Jack flags and the royal standard(?). In the corners, clockwise from top left, are depictions of men in working clothes of Australia, Canada, South Africa and India. Under the central oval are printed the words 'KING GEORGE V' and under that is a lion. The design is printed in red, green, yellow, brown and blue. No selvedge.
Dimensions
  • Length: 33.2cm
  • Width: 31.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
26748 (Patent Office Registration Number)
Production
Patent Office registration date: 5th January 1911
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.177-2004

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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