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Cloth Sample

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1815-1825

GUSN

GUSN-9216

Description

Pieced square; block printed; polychromatic "islands" of peacocks amongst flowers underneath palm tree on gold/mustard yellow ground. Hemmed bottom edge with drawstring; selvage right side. Woven tape binding on left side; hemmed top.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cloth
cotton (textile)
piecing
tabby (textile)
Sample, Material
Sample, Material

Associated Building

Associated With Bannister Hall,

Maker

Bannister Hall (Maker)

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

73 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Stephen Keiley

Accession Number

1987.253

Reference Notes

Schueser & Rufey. English and American Textiles from 1790 to the Present. [No Publisher].

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