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Furnishing Fabric

1909 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of block-printed cotton. With a design of a half drop repeat pattern composed of identical flowering rose trees closely arranged, and with the inter spaces filled with a delicate device of twining stems and leaves in green and black. The trees are printed in shades of green and the roses in shades of blue with green centres, and also outlined in black. With a cream background. The design itself is 29 inches wide leaving 1.5 inches plain at either side of the fabric.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Block-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of block-printed cotton, 'The Rose Tree', designed by Ronald Simpson for Alexander Morton & Co., Great Britain, 1909
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of block-printed cotton. With a design of a half drop repeat pattern composed of identical flowering rose trees closely arranged, and with the inter spaces filled with a delicate device of twining stems and leaves in green and black. The trees are printed in shades of green and the roses in shades of blue with green centres, and also outlined in black. With a cream background. The design itself is 29 inches wide leaving 1.5 inches plain at either side of the fabric.
Dimensions
  • Length: 52in
  • Width: 32in
  • Diameter: 87mm
Credit line
Given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd.
Collection
Accession number
T.165-1953

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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