Not currently on display at the V&A

Corncockle

Furnishing Fabric
1883 (designed), ca. 1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
Stead McAlpin (printer)
Warner and Sons (made for)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Furnishing fabric of block printed cotton with a design of large flower heads of corn flowers and artichoke type plants. It is a small sample, attached to the larger one by staples, and shows the design in two shades of green, pink and blue on a tan speckled white ground.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleCorncockle
Materials and techniques
Block printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of printed cotton, 'Corncockle', designed by William Morris, 1883, printed by Stead McAlpin for Warner and Sons, Great Britain, ca. 1955
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of block printed cotton with a design of large flower heads of corn flowers and artichoke type plants. It is a small sample, attached to the larger one by staples, and shows the design in two shades of green, pink and blue on a tan speckled white ground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 9.5in
  • Length: 90.1cm
  • Width: 12.5in
  • Width: 31.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Warners No. CB527' (Inscribed on sample)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.3A-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O270880/corncockle-furnishing-fabric-stead-mcalpin/
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