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Length of roller printed cotton

1830–35
Not on view
Probably intended for use as a window shade, this furnishing fabric presents a Gothic Revival motif of stained-glass windows replete with tracery, Tudor rose, and Campbell coat-of-arms. Although extremely popular, such repeating architectural patterns were condemned by Augustus Welby Pugin, who noted that "a moment's reflection must show the extreme absurdity of repeating a perspective over a large surface with some hundred different points of sight: a panel or wall may be enriched and decorated at pleasure, but it should always be treated in a consistent manner."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Length of roller printed cotton
  • Date: 1830–35
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Roller-printed cotton, glazed
  • Dimensions: Overall: 84 × 25 1/4 in. (213.4 × 64.2 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Printed
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1963
  • Object Number: 63.55.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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