The One Stripe Needlework Flower Pot Chintz Border
Printed Cotton
1805 (block-printed)
1805 (block-printed)
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For the first 20 years of the 19th century, the finest and most expensive printed furnishings were polychrome woodblock-printed cottons, the technique used here. Bannister Hall, near Preston, Lancashire, where this fabric was printed, was the leading works for woodblock furniture chintzes and set the fashion for other factories. Printing was carried out for London linen-drapers, such as Richard Ovey of Covent Garden, who from 1790 to 1831 was the leading London merchant for 'furniture prints'. He commissioned designs from skilled artists and sent them to Lancashire or to Carlisle in Cumbria to be printed.
This printed cotton bears part of Ovey's stamp. The original design for it is inscribed with its name, "The One Stripe Needlework Flower Pot Chintz Border", and "R.Ovey, 26th June 1805".
This printed cotton bears part of Ovey's stamp. The original design for it is inscribed with its name, "The One Stripe Needlework Flower Pot Chintz Border", and "R.Ovey, 26th June 1805".
Object details
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| Title | The One Stripe Needlework Flower Pot Chintz Border (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Block-printed cotton |
| Brief description | 19th century block-printed floral cotton border designed for Richard Ovey and printed at Bannister Hall; blue threads in selvedge and 'cashmere' filling on the left; England, 1805. |
| Physical description | Block-printed cotton border with blue threads in selvedge and a 'cashmere' filling on the left. Decorated with flowers and leaves. |
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| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by Brigadier General J. Dallas |
| Object history | This object was commissioned by Richard Ovey, a linen-draper who commissioned designs and sent out work to the printworks of his choice. He used mainly the Bannister Hall works near Preston, but also printers in Carlisle and at Crayford, Kent. One of the leading London linen-drapers of the period, he supplied the Prince of Wales (later Regent) and other members of the Royal Family. Inscriptions on original design : 'The One Stripe Needlework Flower Pot Chintz Border' 'R. Ovey, 26th June 1805' |
| Production | Attribution note: Blue threads : By the Act of 1774 all-cotton cloth could legally be sold and printed for use for Britain, but three blue threads had to be woven in the selvedges of cotton of English manufacture to identify it for payment of duty. This condition was dropped in 1811. |
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| Summary | For the first 20 years of the 19th century, the finest and most expensive printed furnishings were polychrome woodblock-printed cottons, the technique used here. Bannister Hall, near Preston, Lancashire, where this fabric was printed, was the leading works for woodblock furniture chintzes and set the fashion for other factories. Printing was carried out for London linen-drapers, such as Richard Ovey of Covent Garden, who from 1790 to 1831 was the leading London merchant for 'furniture prints'. He commissioned designs from skilled artists and sent them to Lancashire or to Carlisle in Cumbria to be printed. This printed cotton bears part of Ovey's stamp. The original design for it is inscribed with its name, "The One Stripe Needlework Flower Pot Chintz Border", and "R.Ovey, 26th June 1805". |
| Bibliographic reference | Hefford, Wendy. 'The Victoria and Albert Museum's Textiles Collection : Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850', London : The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992, p.25, pl.125 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.42-1925 |
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| Record created | January 21, 2000 |
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