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Brighton Beach

Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1926 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of hand-printed (lino block) cotton sample. Small coarse natural plain weave cotton lino-printed in cream with an all-over half-drop abstract repeat. The block is approximately L. 3.5 x W. 3.5 inches, and the form is suggestive of a 'beachscape'. The sample has a label ''Brighton Beach' on cotton Elspeth Little'.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleBrighton Beach
Materials and techniques
Block-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric sample of block-printed cotton 'Brighton Beach', designed and made by Elspeth Anne Little, Great Britain, ca. 1926
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of hand-printed (lino block) cotton sample. Small coarse natural plain weave cotton lino-printed in cream with an all-over half-drop abstract repeat. The block is approximately L. 3.5 x W. 3.5 inches, and the form is suggestive of a 'beachscape'. The sample has a label ''Brighton Beach' on cotton Elspeth Little'.
Dimensions
  • Length: 8.5in
  • Width: 6.5in
  • Length: 21.5cm
  • Width: 16.4cm
  • Block length: 3.5in (approx.)
  • Block width: 3.5in (approx.)
Marks and inscriptions
''Brighton Beach' on cotton Elspeth Little' (On a label)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. A. Burder
Collection
Accession number
T.685A-1974

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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