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Textile

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Fragment of printed cotton with fantastical floral forms and chinoiserie motifs, including single and bundled scrolls. Printed in blue, green, yellow, and several shades of purple, red and pink on an off-white ground.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
ca. 1775
Credit Line
Gift of Josephine Howell
Medium
Medium: cotton Technique: block printed and painted on plain weave
Dimensions
H x W: 34.3 x 47.9 cm (13 1/2 x 18 7/8 in.)
Repeat H: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Type
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Textile

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