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Creeping Cereus

Furnishing Fabric
1770-1799 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of coarse, plate printed cotton with a selvedge at the left. It is printed in China blue with a pattern of sprawling and meandering stems bearing passion flowers and huge creeping cereus as its title suggests.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCreeping Cereus
Materials and techniques
Plate printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of printed cotton, 'Creeping Cereus', printed by Talwin & Foster, England, 1770-1799
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of coarse, plate printed cotton with a selvedge at the left. It is printed in China blue with a pattern of sprawling and meandering stems bearing passion flowers and huge creeping cereus as its title suggests.
Dimensions
  • Length: 64.5in
  • Width: 15.75in
  • Repeat length: 37.5in
Marks and inscriptions
'Talwin and Foster' (Written on the design)
Credit line
Given by the Department of Regional Services
Collection
Accession number
T.15-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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