Sample
1914 (manufactured)
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Printed cotton velveteen with brown ground patterned with repeat motifs all in black arranged in horizontal bands:
a) upturned conical bell form, below which is a stand
b) gold fish or carp, below which is a small spoon-like devise
c) a winged face-mask, above an inverted U-shape, a tortoise and drum
Repeat of b) and a), then b) and c). Separating these zonal bands is a line also in black of zodiac symbols. Labels in black ink read “signs of zodiac disclaimed”. Two selvedges.
a) upturned conical bell form, below which is a stand
b) gold fish or carp, below which is a small spoon-like devise
c) a winged face-mask, above an inverted U-shape, a tortoise and drum
Repeat of b) and a), then b) and c). Separating these zonal bands is a line also in black of zodiac symbols. Labels in black ink read “signs of zodiac disclaimed”. Two selvedges.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton velveteen |
| Brief description | Textile sample, printed cotton velveteen with pattern of upturned bell forms, fish, winged face masks with tortoises and drums, and zodiac symbols; by Joseph Bridge & Co. Ltd, Britain 1914. |
| Physical description | Printed cotton velveteen with brown ground patterned with repeat motifs all in black arranged in horizontal bands: a) upturned conical bell form, below which is a stand b) gold fish or carp, below which is a small spoon-like devise c) a winged face-mask, above an inverted U-shape, a tortoise and drum Repeat of b) and a), then b) and c). Separating these zonal bands is a line also in black of zodiac symbols. Labels in black ink read “signs of zodiac disclaimed”. Two selvedges. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 108546 (Patent Office Registration Number) |
| Production | Patent Office registration date: 20th June 1914 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.236-2004 |
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| Record created | March 14, 2005 |
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