Not on display

Furnishing Fabric

ca. 1816 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of block-printed cotton chintz. Glazed white cotton printed with a pattern is of ruins and flowers on a dipped blue ground in green, yellow and brown. The motifs are grouped in islands against the blue ground. The left hand side and lower edge are bound with brown and white braid.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Block-printed cotton chintz
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of block-printed cotton chintz, possibly made by Samuel Matley & Son, possibly in Hodge, Cheshire, ca. 1816
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of block-printed cotton chintz. Glazed white cotton printed with a pattern is of ruins and flowers on a dipped blue ground in green, yellow and brown. The motifs are grouped in islands against the blue ground. The left hand side and lower edge are bound with brown and white braid.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.25in
  • Width: 23.75in
30 cm x 43.8 cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Mrs C. R. Green
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.6-1962

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Record createdMarch 20, 2000
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