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Toile Fragment

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1780-1790

GUSN

GUSN-39512

Description

Square; brown on tan; "Horse Racing at the Turf Inn" with scenes of country folk, stage with horses and viewing stand. Floral borders. Backed and hemmed in blue cotton.

Details

Descriptive Terms

textiles
fragments
toile (textile material)
chintz
copper engraving (printing process)
cotton (textile)
toile (textile material)
textiles
copper (metal)
floral patterns
genre
figure- and animal-derived motifs
horse (animal)
races (events)
stagecoaches
Cotton
Chintz
Toile
Stipple Engraved
Floral
Horse
Genre Scene
Stagecoach
Race
Unidentified Textile
Cloth Fragment

Associated Building

Subject Turf Inn,

People and Organizations

Turf Inn

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

24 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1938.7

Reference Notes

Montgomery, F.. Printed Textiles. [No Publisher].

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