Textile
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Meillier et Cie. ca. 1798. Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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TextileObject type
An object classified as a textile.
A picture of cloth is not a textile object.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Textile” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Textile
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
CottonMaterial
Cotton recorded in the object's medium.
A depicted material or colour resemblance is a separate assertion.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Medium: cotton” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Medium: cotton
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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BlueColour
Blue is a prominent visible colour in the selected digital image.
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Visual observation of the blue passages within the block-printed cotton sample.
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Reviewed 2026-10-24 · 2026-10-20.1
PlantsSubject
Visible plant forms in the image.
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Visible botanical motifs arranged in a repeating textile repeat.
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Reviewed 2026-10-24 · 2026-10-20.1
RepetitionComposition
A visible recurrence of marks, units, or forms within the image.
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The textile sample shows how a single floral unit builds an all-over surface rhythm.
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Reviewed 2026-10-24 · 2026-10-20.1
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