Textile / sample

Description

Sample of dyed and printed cotton cloth, a handkerchief design with a dog's head in border and a filling of smaller dog's heads in profile, the white areas were produced by the lead plate discharge technique, these were then overprinted with the black detail, part of the Turkey Red Collection: Scottish, Dunbartonshire, by John Orr Ewing and Co., c. 1866

Museum reference

A.1962.1266.25.1016

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Textile / sample, Handkerchief / design

Production information

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

Date

c. 1866

Materials

Cotton

Associations

Turkey Red Collection

Exhibitions

• Colouring the Nation
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