Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1975.056.41
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- circa 1815
- Description:
- Cloth Fragment. Yardage of uncut handkerchiefs. English, c.1815. Possibly intended for a quilt or bed covering. Documentary of the Battle of Berezina. Plate printed, 19.25" repeat pattern in blue on plain-woven cotton. Battle scene with two crossed flags and banner inscribed "THE BATTLE OF BEREZINA gained by Brave RUSSIANS commanded / by Prince Kutusoff Smolensko over the French. Nov. 28, 1812 with the flight of BUONAPARTE." One group of soldiers retreating, another charging with swords, third group pursuing retreating soldiers; hills with buildings and soldiers seen in the background. Two-panel construction. Hand seamed center 0.125". One panel, 26" complete loom width with two selvedges. Second panel 12.5" width cut down center of pattern. Hand stitching on one selvedge edge suggests panel was seamed to another.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Credit Line:
- Gift of William L. Warren
- People:
- Bonaparte, Napoleon (1769-1821), Kutuzov, Mikhail (1745-1813), Warren, William L. (1912-1998)
- Subjects:
- Textile printing, Textiles plate printed, Soldiers, Battles, Horses, Swords, Guns, Military
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