Textile / sample

Description

Sample of printed cotton cloth showing part of a commemorative handkerchief with a copper plate printed image of Marshall St. Arnaud, commander in chief of the French army during the the Crimean War. There is also a smaller depiction of a horse and rider. This was produced to commemorate British and French victories in the Crimean War and would have been an ephemeral design, part of the Turkey Red Collection: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, 1853 - 1856

Museum reference

A.1962.1266.6.20.536

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Textile / sample, Handkerchief / part

Date

1853 - 1856

Materials

Cotton

Associations

Turkey Red Collection

Exhibitions

• Colouring the Nation
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