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Textile sample

Textile sample
 (19th century)

Medium
block-printed cotton
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1895
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
block-printed cotton
Measurements
51.0 × 61.6 cm
Place/s of Execution
India
Accession Number
26-D2
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1895
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Section of block printed and painted unbleached cotton textile with repeat border patterns of floral motifs in red, blue and black. From Cawnpore, North Western Province, India. 23 Cawnpore N.W. Province.

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