7453

Brief description

Tillet Print, on black buckram printed from a wood-block and is part of a wrapping for an individual piece of cloth 24 yards by 31 ins (a long-ell) which was manufactured by Thomas Fox of Wellington. The crest with lions & motto are that of the East India Company. The East India Company lost its franchise in the early 1830s, the "Tillet Impression" must pre-date that.

Object number

7453

Size

595x582mm (not quite sq 0 590mm other sizes

Keywords

trade
serge
tillet block
woollen cloth

Keywords - names

Fox Bros
Wellington
East India Company

Collection

Artefact