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Strawberries & Birds
c 1909

Probably designed by Sidney Mawson for Libery's and printed by Turnbull & Stockdale. Lovely colours and subject matter.


Cataloguing

Alternating rows of birds sitting on rose branches surrounded by strawberries, dog roses in pink and white and butterflies, all within ogival thorny branches, in shades of soft red, pink, blue, green.



15 in; 38 cm repeat



4ft 7 in x 27 in; 1.4 m x 68 cm wide selvedge to selvedge.


Condition

There are holes all round the perimeter of this fabric as if it was used as a wall hanging, so if you were to cover a chair or make cushions you would have to remove the very edge.  I have had it cleaned.