Textile

John Hewson, English, 1744 – 18211780–1810

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Natural-colored square printed with a central urn of flowers and wheat stalks surrounded by isolated motifs of butterflies, and birds in trees and on sprigs. Printed in black, blue, tan, yellow, and two shades of red.

Details

Title: Textile
Creator: John Hewson, English, 1744 – 1821
Date Created: 1780–1810
Location Created: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/200690
Medium: Medium: cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave
Credit line: Bequest of Elinor Merrell

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