Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Work Type:
textile material; fragment
Creator:
European
Title:
Fragment of Printed Cotton (Indienne)
Culture:
European
Date:
creation date: 18th century
Material:
block printed cotton, plain weave
Measurements:
width: 22 cm, width: 8.66 inches, length of longest edge, irregular: 19.5 cm, length of longest edge, irregular: 7.68 inches
Description:
small fragment of printed cotton with design of fantastical flowers and leaves in shades of red, blue, green, and yellow on red spotted ground; one small (14.5 cm-long) segment of selvedge preserved on one side; some holes and tears; longest edge folded over and hand sewn with white thread
Repository:
Repository: Bard Graduate Center Study Collection (New York, New York, USA), Gift of Cora Ginsburg LLC (Titi Halle)
