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Calico
Textile fragment
Calico
English, used in America
late 18th to early 19th century
Place of Manufacture: England; Place of Use: United States, New England
Medium/Technique
Block-printed cotton plain weave
Dimensions
Overall: 13.3 x 31.8 cm (5 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession Number98.1802c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
DescriptionFloral trais pattern of dark brown stems and spiked leaves and branches, dark red flowers with yellow centers over pairs of leaves in two shades of brown, brown ground pattern of stipples and clusters of dots, two blue threads in selvage
ProvenanceMiss Ellen A. Stone; Gift to the MFA, December, 1898