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Furnishing Fabric

ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of printed cotton formed from two pieces of the same design seamed together at the selvedges. The design shows scrolling yellow acanthus leaves intermingled with dark blue branches and leaves from which pale blue flowers bloom. The design has a white ground.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton, sewn
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of printed cotton, designed by Lewis F. Day, printed by Turnbull & Stockdale Ltd., England, ca. 1890
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of printed cotton formed from two pieces of the same design seamed together at the selvedges. The design shows scrolling yellow acanthus leaves intermingled with dark blue branches and leaves from which pale blue flowers bloom. The design has a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Width: 28in
  • Length: 45.75in
  • Width: 71cm
  • Length: 116cm
Credit line
Given by Michael Whiteway
Object history
Registered File number 1985/750. The cotton was originally used as upholstery on the seat of a couch and was removed by the donor who is a dealer in late 19th century artifacts. Tack-holes are visible along one uneven edge.

Lewis F. Day was Artistic Director of Turnbull and Stockdale at this period and this design is likely to have been one of the earliest of his design printed at the firm's Rosebank Print Works in Ramsbottom, Lancashire.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.159-1985

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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