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Cotton length: The Deserted Village

English
late 18th century
Object Place: England

Medium/Technique Cotton copperplate printed
Dimensions 240 x 57 cm (94 1/2 x 22 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Charles Hamilton Parker
Accession Number66.1074
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionUnidentified pastoral subject. Right and left selvedges intact, both have blue warp threads. No seams or hems. Cotton printed by copper plate, sepia color. Repeat shows two scenes framed by trees and ground foliage: a group of young people dancing and a family group leaving their thatched-roof house. Stain upper middle; three repairs on left half; several small holes; upper right corner patched with matching chintz.