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Textile Remnant "Cameo Print"

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GUSN

GUSN-313590

Description

Two textile remnants with four attached colorways and one attached paper label, depicting small round flowers and even smaller white petals multiplied on the whole surface. It exists in two colors motifs, brown (2001.281.1240.1) and blue (2001.281.1240.2), in the Historic New England's collections.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cotton (textile)
cotton (textile)
printing (process)
floral patterns
Sample, Material
Sample, Material

Inscription

MATCHING WALLPAPER AVAILABLE, NEW WATERHOUSE COLLECTION
(printed)
SCREEN PRINT DESIGN "CAMEO PRINT" VAT DYE ON SOL-DENIM
(printed)
Colorway 1: S.M. HEXTER/ 36 INCH/ BARK BROWN/ 83031 [Or 83032, on the charcoal sample]
Colorway 2: S.M. HEXTER/ BUTTERCUP/ 83032 [Or 83033, on the charcoal sample]
Colorway 3: S.M. HEXTER/ SANDALWOOD/ 83034
Colorway 4: S.M. HEXTER/ MISTLETOE/ 83035

A WATERHOUSE COLLECTION/ HAND-PRINT/ AVAILABLE WITH/ MATCHING WALL PAPER/ BOSTON

Pattern

Cameo Print

People and Organizations

Waterhouse Wallhangings

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

36.5 x 4.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bernard Scott

Accession Number

2001.281.1240.1-.2

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