furnishing textile
Summary
Light cotton chintz, with hand printed Map of Fairyland, comprising main island within 'Enchanted Sea' littered with boats and sea creatures, and surrounded by secondary islands. Main island comprises The Temple of the Holy Graal (sic) on mountain top, surrounded by woodland below, then open fields, then small town around central Harbour of Dreamland. Map inscribed with placenames and locations of heroic deeds taken from nursery rhymes, fairy tales, Arthurian legend and Greek mythology.
Object Name
furnishing textile
Creators Name
Date Created
1937
Dimensions
Length: 57cm
Width: 126cm
accession number
1937.50
Place of creation
Manchester
Medium
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