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Winchester - I
1932


A very rare panel from these important curtains. This length is from the large pair of curtains printed by Barron and Larcher for the women's college, Girton College, Cambridge. To add to a collection or archive, or as a hanging. Could also be used for upholstery See ARTICLES for more information.


Cataloguing


Winchester from The Fell Dining Room curtains, Girton College, Cambridgedesigned by Phyllis Barron and Dorothy Larcher, hand block and discharge printed indigo on a natural linen ground with a geometric design, repeat 9 x 6 1/2 in wide or 23 x 16 cm wide;10 ft 2 in drop x 3ft 7 in (one full width) or 2.85 drop x 1.63 m wide


Condition


Slight fading to the various stripes. Some areas showing true colour. All the lengths have a little fading but many people do not mind the slight fading as it's part of the curtains history.