Not currently on display at the V&A

Sample

1914 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Heavy printed cotton furnishing/curtain fabric with light beige/cream ground with a centrally placed warp meander of a thick stem supporting triangular-shaped fruits in various shades of brown with lancet leaves in two greens, and also an entwined vine with leaves and branches of blue/brown grapes. Long-tailed (jay?) birds in similar colouring sit in the branches and occasional butterflies are present. Two identical cut pieces/selvedges.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
Textile sample, printed cotton furnishing fabric, by Turnbull & Stockdale, Lancashire, 1914
Physical description
Heavy printed cotton furnishing/curtain fabric with light beige/cream ground with a centrally placed warp meander of a thick stem supporting triangular-shaped fruits in various shades of brown with lancet leaves in two greens, and also an entwined vine with leaves and branches of blue/brown grapes. Long-tailed (jay?) birds in similar colouring sit in the branches and occasional butterflies are present. Two identical cut pieces/selvedges.
Dimensions
  • First selvedge length: 92cm
  • First selvedge width: 76cm
  • Second selvedge length: 91cm
  • Second selvedge width: 76cm
Marks and inscriptions
100387 (Patent Office Registration Number)
Production
Patent Office registration date: 3rd February 1914
Collection
Accession number
T.222-2004

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Record createdMarch 14, 2005
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