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Cloth fragment

Date

1750-1780

GUSN

GUSN-46407

Description

Nearly square, off white; overall repeating pattern of large scale dark and light blue resist pheasants perched on oak leaf-like stems; acorns (?) and buds with flowering-like motifs between.

Details

Descriptive Terms

textiles
fragments
cloth
block printing (relief printing process)
cotton (textile)
piecing
resist dyeing
textiles
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
floral patterns
pheasant
Cotton
Pieced
Transfer Printed
Resist
Floral
Pheasant
Bird
Unidentified Textile
CLOTH FRAGMENT

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

77 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1961.13

Reference Notes

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

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