Piece of textile: printed patchwork w/various figure motifs

Piece of textile: printed patchwork w/various figure motifs
Title
Piece of textile: printed patchwork w/various figure motifs
Object name 
Textile fragment
Date 
ca. 1815
Medium 
Cotton
Dimensions 
Overall: 13 x 12 1/2 in. ( 33 x 31.8 cm )
Description 
Cotton copper-engraved textile fragment with octagonal scenes from Gilbert and Sullivan's "H.M.S. Pinafore" against a patchwork ground; printed in red, blue, sepia, moss-green, green, and tan ink on a white ground; appears pattern would repeat.
Credit Line 
Purchase
Object Number 
1952.314
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