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Textile fragment, printed
Arnold Print Works
1892-1925
Description
The logo for Arnold Print Works, a textile manufacturer located in North Adams, Massachusetts, is printed at the center of this oval-shaped cotton fragment. Arnold Print Works was particularly known for printing doll patterns of animals and other characters. The patterns featured multiple outlined views of a character, which only had to be cut out, sewn together, and stuffed for consumers to make their own cloth doll at home. This fragment was most likely the bottom piece of one such doll. This object is one of a large group transferred to Winterthur from the American Textile History Museum when it closed in 2017.
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Arnold Print Works (Printer)
Place of Origin
North Adams; Massachusetts; Berkshire; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2017.0019.053
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection
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Object Number
2017.0019.053
Object Name
Textile fragment, printed
Category
Textiles - American Textile History Museum Collection
Creator (Role)
Arnold Print Works (Printer)
Place of Origin
North Adams; Massachusetts; Berkshire; New England; United States; North America
Date
1892-1925
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: center
Inscription: ARNOLD PRINT WORKS./NORTH ADAMS MASS./INCORPORATED./1876.
Type: Inscription
Location: above and below center logo
Inscription: Patented July.5.1892. and October.4.1892
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
6.25 (W) x 4.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.875 (W) x 12.065 (L)