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Crowned Bird and Artichoke cretonne (c.1880s)

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Date: c.1880s
Dimensions: 45.7 x 81.3
Object Type: textile
Material: cotton
Technique: block-printed
Catalogue number: F89
Designer: Mackmurdo | Arthur Heygate | 1851 | 1942
Retailer: Century Guild
Manufacturer: Simpson & Godlee
Credit notes: Mackmurdo bequest, 1942

This printed cotton, Crowned Bird and Artichoke is a reworking of an original design A102, also in the collection. The crowned bird was a particular favourite motif for Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo and was probably derived from his study of historic textiles.

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