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Fabric Sample

1931 (Manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fabric sample, printed cotton fabric with a pattern of yellow, orange and brown flowers an green leafs on a beige ground, Tootal, Broadhurst, Lee Company Limited, 1931, design registration no 303397

Object details

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Object type
Brief description
Fabric sample, printed cotton fabric with a pattern of yellow, orange and brown flowers an green leafs on a beige ground, Tootal, Broadhurst, Lee Company Limited, 1931, design registration no 303397
Marks and inscriptions
303397 (Patent Office Registration Number)
Credit line
Given by the Public Record Office
Object history
This numbered fabric sample comes from a large group of designs that were registered individually by manufacturers between 1914 and 1946 at the Manchester Design Registry. The collection was given to the V&A by the Public Record Office in 1960 after the closure of the Manchester Design Registry. Samples have been formally accessioned by the V&A gradually since 1966. The remaining textiles were formally acquired in 2021. The Manchester Design Registry textiles are duplicates of samples held in the Board of Trade Design Register at The National Archives, and by consulting the registration details there, it has been possible to date and identify the manufacturers of these designs.
Collection
Accession number
T.1694-2017

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Record createdJuly 27, 2017
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