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Furnishing 'Demy' Chintz

1816 (Designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cotton, block printed with a design including a bird, a tree and ruins, on a dipped blue ground.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Block-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric, 1816, English; Hodge, designed by Samuel Matley & Sons
Physical description
Cotton, block printed with a design including a bird, a tree and ruins, on a dipped blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Pattern repeat height: 38cm
Object history
The Matley family took over the Hodge printworks near Mottram, Cheshire in 1805 and continued to print there until 1870 (information from historic V&A file).
Subjects depicted
Other number
C.11901 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.267-1955

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Record createdMarch 20, 2000
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