Textile border
Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium
Woodblock printed cotton tabby
Geography
Made in Angers or Jouy-en-Josas, France
Date
1734-1766
Dimensions
93 x 18 cm
Object number
934.4.246
Credit Line
Harry Wearne Collection; gift of Mrs. Harry Wearne
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Global Fashion & Textiles
Description
Many European printers struggled to match the rich and durable colours of India. On this mid-18th century British (?) block-printed cotton, the ribbon and border were perhaps originally red, or intended to be red, but have turned brown.
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