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Sample of furnishing fabric: "Windrush"
English
Design registered 1883
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Printed cotton plain weave
Dimensions
98 x 63.5 cm (38 9/16 x 25 in.)
Credit Line
Textile Income Purchase Fund
Accession Number1976.14
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
Description"Windrush" design sample printed at Merton Abbey in light green, gold, black and white. "Windrush" takes its name from a tributary of the Thames. Design of large scale flowers on undulating stems in part inspired by 15th century Italian and Near Eastern textile patterns. One repeat: full loom width. Along left selvedge: REGD, MORRIS & COMPANY.
ProvenanceCora Ginsburg, Inc., New York; Purchased by the MFA, 1976