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1974-540, Textile Fragment
Textile document, floral printed cotton
1974-540, Textile Fragment

Textile document, floral printed cotton

Date1830-1850
OriginEurope, England (probably)
MediumCotton
DimensionsOW 60 1/4 in.
OL 23 1/4 in.
Credit LineBequest of Grace Hartshorn Westerfield
Object number1974-540
DescriptionCotton fragment with alternating rows of printed motifs. One row has multicolored flowers and leaves- green, brown, yellow, pink- on a light green ground. The other row has blue vines and smaller green, brown, yellow, and pink leaves and flowers on a stippled background.Label TextThe 1830s and 1840s saw the blend of stripes and florals, popular in earlier decades, become more distinct. Alternating rows of lighter and darker grounds, each with their own floral motifs, were produced using roller printing techniques.ProvenancePrior to 1974, Grace Hartshorn Westerfield (Camden, ME); 1974, bequeathed to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)