Printed Cotton
1700-1740 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Block-printed cotton dyed with madder, formerly part of the lining of a gentleman's silk banyan dated to the 1720s (see 1182-1899). All-over black-printed trailing vine and floral design in a design reminscent of Indian chintz, flowers and leaves highlighted in rust-red
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | block-printed cotton |
| Brief description | block, 1700-1749, Flemish |
| Physical description | Block-printed cotton dyed with madder, formerly part of the lining of a gentleman's silk banyan dated to the 1720s (see 1182-1899). All-over black-printed trailing vine and floral design in a design reminscent of Indian chintz, flowers and leaves highlighted in rust-red |
| Object history | Bought with a collection of about 1000 textiles for £700: the Forrer Collection. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | 1182-1899 (Part) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1182A-1899 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2009 |
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