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Length of furnishing fabric: "Cherwell"
English
Designed 1887
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Printed cotton velvet
Dimensions
168.8 x 209.8 cm (66 7/16 x 82 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Susan Cornelia Warren Fund
Accession Number1986.589
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
Description"Cherwell" pattern printed on cotton velvet. Design of carnations, thistles, chrysanthemums and roses in tan and dark green on teal green ground. Block-printed at Merton Abbey. Same pattern known as "Double Bough" issued in 1890 as wallpaper. Full pattern repeat: 38 1/4"
ProvenanceSpink & Son Ltd., London; Purchased by the MFA, 1986