Textile / sample

Description

Sample of dyed and printed cotton cloth showing a handkerchief design depicting a monkey attacking a man. The white areas were produced by the lead plate discharge process and then the black detail was printed on top. 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.1962.1266.25.1186

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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