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CICORIA blue

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Panel of block print on linen in red and brown, with pencilled details in blue, yellow and green. The print was made in Philadelphia 1775-1776.

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Article Number: 39

Repeat: 17 x 13 cm. Width 145cm.

Panel of block print on linen in red and brown, with pencilled details in blue, yellow and green. The print was made in Philadelphia 1775-1776. It has a stamped signature: ”Philadelphia, printed by Walters & Bedwell”. And is one of the earliest proved example of American textile printing. Many of the first printing manufactories were located to Philadelphia.

Thomas Bedwel immigrated from London after 1772. Besides textile printing he also made wallpaper, illustrations and books.