This rectangular fragment has a repeating red and white scene of a family departing a cottage and a group of young people dancing in a ring around a musician leaning against a tree. The scene is bordered by trees and foliage. The top edge of the fragment is hemmed, with the remains of a tape binding at the top corner.
textiles
fragments
toile (textile material)
copper engraving (printing process)
cotton (textile)
piecing
textiles
allegory (artistic device)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
animals
dance
entertaining
families
floral patterns
Cloth Fragment
Attributed to Marshall, John, Manchester Printworks (Printer)
England
53 (W) (inches)
Estate of Mrs. Jane N. Grew
1920.523
Title Toile fragment Accession Number 1967.1B
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