Not currently on display at the V&A

Sample

1911 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Turnbull & Stockdale Ltd. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (manufactured)

Heavy black cotton curtain fabric printed with an overall foliage pattern in two greens with flowers and blossoms in purple, all edged in black with some white highlights. Butterflies with green wings and purple bodies are among the foliage. Two selvedges.


Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Sample
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Printing
Weaving
Brief description
Textile sample, printed cotton furnishing fabric, Turnbull & Stockdale, Lancashire, 1911
Physical description
Heavy black cotton curtain fabric printed with an overall foliage pattern in two greens with flowers and blossoms in purple, all edged in black with some white highlights. Butterflies with green wings and purple bodies are among the foliage. Two selvedges.
Dimensions
  • Length: 22.8cm
  • Width: 78.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 33058 (Patent Office Registration Number)
  • '1911' (Pencil note on registration label.)
Production
Patent Office registration date: 28th April 1911
Subject depicted
Butterflies
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.199-2004

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Record createdMarch 4, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O109965/sample-turnbull--stockdale/
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