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Medium:
Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 170 × 44 cm (5 ft. 6 15/16 in. × 17 5/16 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Fragments
Made in:
England
Possibly made in:
USA
Date:
mid- 19th century
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Fragments of valance or bed skirt. Thin woven cotton with repeating floral pattern in blue on yellow. Dominant design feature is a large curled leaf containing cut flowers. Background printed with minute dots giving almost solid effect. Diagonally oriented design.
Credit Line:
Gift of Harold M. Bailey
Accession Number:
1960-79-48-a/c
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f276b5e8-4be3-433b-9cbe-4c322ad69a1a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1960-79-48-a_c