Textile / sample

Description

Sample of dyed and printed cotton cloth showing a handkerchief design with Masonic symbolism including pillars, an anchor, a coffin and crosskeys. The white areas were produced by the lead plate discharge process and then the black detail was overprinted by copper plate. 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.1962.1266.25.1122

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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