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Textile, Watercolour Stripe

This is a Textile. It was made by Stead McAlpin & Co.. It is dated 1984 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is cotton and its technique is screen printed using 10 screens on plain weave foundation. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Eddie Squires.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 252 x 143 cm (8 ft. 3 3/16 in. x 56 5/16 in.) Repeat H: 63 cm (24 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Along each side, "WATERCOLOUR STRIPE By EDDIE SQUIRES For The Collection DESIGNER'S CHOICE Copyright (Symbol) MCMLXXXIV By Warner & Sons Limited (arow) Top (color registration dots)".

Cite this object as

Textile, Watercolour Stripe; Made by Stead McAlpin & Co.; England; cotton; Warp x Weft: 252 x 143 cm (8 ft. 3 3/16 in. x 56 5/16 in.) Repeat H: 63 cm (24 13/16 in.); Gift of Eddie Squires; 1992-3-26

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