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Piece of printed silk

English
second half of 19th century

Medium/Technique Silk printed
Dimensions 107 x 71 cm (42 1/8 x 27 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.6243
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionPongee colored silk, on which is printed with bright green, blue, yellow, red and black, a design of long leaves, heart-shaped leaves, crowns and irregular forms. On one side is a border of scattered flower forms. This piece was designed, it is said by Alma-Tadema or Walter Crane. There are several yards of this which have been put in the duplicate collection.