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Textile Remnant "Wellfleet"

Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-313570

Description

Three fabric remnants with the same pattern: Rows of large fleur-de-lis inside of crests, background covered in smaller stylized crosses. Two color-ways: 2001.281.1225.1 is the sea green color motif, with sea green and turquoise crests and khaki crosses on a light blue background; both 2001.281.1225.2 and 2001.281.1225.3 are the yellow color motif, with pale yellow and khaki crests and light blue crosses on a beige background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

samples
textiles
cotton (textile)
printing (process)
geometric motifs
Sample, Material
Sample, Material

Inscription

DESIGN N. 285 - HANDPRINT DESIGN WELLFLEET
(printed)
MATCHING WALLPAPER WATERHOUSE COLLECTION (printed)
Colorway 1: AMETHYST/20427
Colorway 2: S.M. HEXTER/ SEA GREEN/ 20428
Colorway 3: BROWN/ 20429 [Or 20426, depending on the color of the sample]

SOL/ HANDPRINT COTTON/ Price/ Width 36 inches/ No. 20426

Pattern

Wellfleet

Associated Person

Scott, Bernard

People and Organizations

Waterhouse Wallhangings

Scott, Bernard

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

26 x 36.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.1225

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