Textile / sample

Description

Sample of dyed and printed cotton cloth showing a handkerchief design with a yellow lace effect border and floral and foliate motifs. The filling has cross motifs with floral and foliate detail. The pattern was produced by flat press printing. Part of the Turkey Red Collection A.1962.1266.1 - A.1962.1266.78, with subdivisions, totalling c. 40,000 items: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, by John Orr Ewing and Co., pre 1866

Museum reference

A.1962.1266.25.699

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Textile / sample, Handkerchief / design

Production information

John Orr Ewing and Co., Manufacturer
Dunbartonshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Pre 1866

Materials

Cotton

Associations

Turkey Red Collection

Exhibitions

• Colouring the Nation
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