Curtain
ca. 1805 (made)
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Set of printed cotton textiles consisting of a curtain, three festoons and a piece of matching furnishing fabric.
The curtain comprises of two sides drapes cut and gathered to shape. The outer side is straight and the inner side curves down to a long pointed end, with an overall sprig pattern of a 'shawl' motif in terracotta and black on a bright yellow ground. The border, in the same colours, consists of bands of bold zig-zag, wave and spot designs. The designs flank an angular meander containing three motifs, a half wreath and a plant alternating with a pineapple.
The centre drape, a rectangle made to draw up at the sides into one large swag, has only the sprig pattern.
Fragment of printed cotton furnishing fabric. It has an overall sprig pattern of a 'shawl' motif in terracotta and black on a bright yellow ground. The border, in the same colours, consists of bands of bold zig-zag, wave and spot designs. The designs flank an angular meander containing three motifs, a half wreath and a plant alternating with a pineapple. It has one sevedge with blue threads.
The curtain comprises of two sides drapes cut and gathered to shape. The outer side is straight and the inner side curves down to a long pointed end, with an overall sprig pattern of a 'shawl' motif in terracotta and black on a bright yellow ground. The border, in the same colours, consists of bands of bold zig-zag, wave and spot designs. The designs flank an angular meander containing three motifs, a half wreath and a plant alternating with a pineapple.
The centre drape, a rectangle made to draw up at the sides into one large swag, has only the sprig pattern.
Fragment of printed cotton furnishing fabric. It has an overall sprig pattern of a 'shawl' motif in terracotta and black on a bright yellow ground. The border, in the same colours, consists of bands of bold zig-zag, wave and spot designs. The designs flank an angular meander containing three motifs, a half wreath and a plant alternating with a pineapple. It has one sevedge with blue threads.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Block-printed cotton |
| Brief description | Set of printed cotton textiles consisting of a curtain, three festoons and textile fragment, printed by Bannister Hall for George Anstey & Co., England, ca. 1805 |
| Physical description | Set of printed cotton textiles consisting of a curtain, three festoons and a piece of matching furnishing fabric. The curtain comprises of two sides drapes cut and gathered to shape. The outer side is straight and the inner side curves down to a long pointed end, with an overall sprig pattern of a 'shawl' motif in terracotta and black on a bright yellow ground. The border, in the same colours, consists of bands of bold zig-zag, wave and spot designs. The designs flank an angular meander containing three motifs, a half wreath and a plant alternating with a pineapple. The centre drape, a rectangle made to draw up at the sides into one large swag, has only the sprig pattern. Fragment of printed cotton furnishing fabric. It has an overall sprig pattern of a 'shawl' motif in terracotta and black on a bright yellow ground. The border, in the same colours, consists of bands of bold zig-zag, wave and spot designs. The designs flank an angular meander containing three motifs, a half wreath and a plant alternating with a pineapple. It has one sevedge with blue threads. |
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| Accession number | T.138A to E-1973 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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