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1900-1950
GUSN-11808
An unused yardage of Quixote twill. The fabric is printed red on white with many figural vignettes showing Don Quioxote, dancing girls, wild boars, fountains, fences and trees.
textiles
fragments
cloth
copper (metal)
plate (material)
cotton (textile)
printing (process)
allegory (artistic device)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
men (male humans)
scenes (depictions)
Cotton
Transfer Printed
Literature
Allegory
Scenic
Man
Copper Plate
CLOTH FRAGMENT
Printed on a cotton hanging tag is: Chandler & Co./Boston/Upholstery Dept. In blue pencil is: 79066 . And: .58[cent sign] (price per yd) usually 1.50.
Quixote, Don
John M. Chandler & Co. (Maker)
Boston, MA, USA
32 (W) (inches)
1983.166.2
Massachusetts (United States)
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