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Printed cotton, one of three pieces
English (Bromley Hall)
about 1770
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain-weave print
Dimensions
77.6 x 42 cm (30 9/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Samuel Mixter, Mrs. Samuel J. Mixter, and Mrs. Henry A. Morss, Jr.
Accession Number50.2703a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThree pieces: one irregular (a) with right selvedge; two rectangular (b, c) with both selvedges. Brick red on natural ground. Three pieces matched do not show complete repeat, but each shows part of the pattern of slender undulating branches bearing carnations, roses, dahlias, zinnias, bellflowers, forget-me-nots, spotted lilies and other blossoms. Various birds perch among the branches. Cotton of all pieces browned, fox-marked; small dark brown stain on (a).