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Sample

1911 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed cotton dress or furnishing fabric. 'Clouds' of blue and grey calm-shell shapes are interspersed with areas of white 'sky'. Strewn over the whole is a light scattering of bamboo leaves on stalks in light purple and pale yellow. Two selvedges.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
Textile sample, dress or furnishing fabric, printed cotton, for Beith, Stevenson & Co, probably Manchester, 1911
Physical description
Printed cotton dress or furnishing fabric. 'Clouds' of blue and grey calm-shell shapes are interspersed with areas of white 'sky'. Strewn over the whole is a light scattering of bamboo leaves on stalks in light purple and pale yellow. Two selvedges.
Dimensions
  • Length: 55.6cm
  • Width: 76.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
27117 (Patent Office Registration Number)
Production
Patent Office registration date: 12th January 1911
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.178-2004

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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