Not on display

Chrome Yellow

Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1823-1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
S. Fletcher Son & Co. (maker)
Place of origin
Manchester (made)

Furnishing fabric of printed cotton. End piece of cotton dyed in indigo, printed with a discharge in a pattern of small pots mordanted to take the chrome yellow dye.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleChrome Yellow
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Chrome Yellow' of printed cotton, S. Fletcher Son & Co., Manchester, ca. 1823-1830
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of printed cotton. End piece of cotton dyed in indigo, printed with a discharge in a pattern of small pots mordanted to take the chrome yellow dye.
Dimensions
  • Length: 23.5in
  • Width: 3.5in
Marks and inscriptions
  • G.G. [within a circle] (Stamped in one end)
  • 'S FLETCHER SON & CO. / MANCHESTER / CHROME YELLOW' (Stamped on the other end, manufacturer's name)
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Parker Knoll Ltd.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.49-1964

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O289930/chrome-yellow-furnishing-fabric-s-fletcher-son/
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