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Dress Material

1792 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The dress material is a pattern showing stripes of flower stems, birds and baskets of fruit. At the end is stamped the name of the firm, the words 'British Muslin' and an excise stamp with the date 1792.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Block-printed muslin with woven stripe
Brief description
Panel of dress material, 1792, English, by Watson, Myers, Fielding & Co.
Physical description
The dress material is a pattern showing stripes of flower stems, birds and baskets of fruit. At the end is stamped the name of the firm, the words 'British Muslin' and an excise stamp with the date 1792.
Dimensions
  • Length: 85.1cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • Width: 72.4cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
24.7 cm x 40.6 cm (pattern repeat)
Credit line
Given by Miss Edith E Lord
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.60A-1932

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
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