Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate on plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 143.2 x 101 cm (56 3/8 x 39 3/4 in.)
Type:
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Textile
Made in:
England
Date:
ca. 1785
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Length of cream cotton, composed of two pieces stitched lengthwise, copperplate printed in brown. Six satirical scenes in a military encampment: soldier being thrown from his horse, a woman in a large bonnet being escorted into the camp. etc. On a barn are the initials A.D., and on the end of a drum the words Royal Artillery G. 111. Based on satirical engravings by Henry Bunbury (1750 - 1811).