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Blue-resist cloth fragment

Date

1750-1780

GUSN

GUSN-29723

Description

White cotton; large scale two shades of blues flower print; white dotted feature outlines.

Details

Descriptive Terms

textiles
fragments
cloth
block printing (relief printing process)
cotton (textile)
hand weaving
resist dyeing
textiles
floral patterns
Orientalism
Cotton
Resist
Transfer Printed
Woven
Floral
Orientalism
Unidentified Textile
CLOTH FRAGMENT

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

11.5 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1922.951

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