Sample
1914 (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
Printed cotton with cream-white ground with deep selvedge border of dark blue with a fungal-like meander in rust-brown and white, perhaps a skirt length. These frame a field of thick connecting curved lines, with large plant or bird motifs at connecting points. The spaces are infilled by grids, scallops and wavy lines. Predominate colours are indigo blue, and rust with white highlights. Two selvedges.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Textile sample, printed cotton dress fabric, for Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1914 |
| Physical description | Printed cotton with cream-white ground with deep selvedge border of dark blue with a fungal-like meander in rust-brown and white, perhaps a skirt length. These frame a field of thick connecting curved lines, with large plant or bird motifs at connecting points. The spaces are infilled by grids, scallops and wavy lines. Predominate colours are indigo blue, and rust with white highlights. Two selvedges. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 105362 (Patent Office Registration Number) |
| Production | Patent Office registration date: 30th April 1914 Attribution note: Possibly made for the West African market. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.234-2004 |
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| Record created | March 14, 2005 |
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