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| Title | Fursdon Spot | |
| Collection | Crafts Study Centre | |
| Textile Printer | Susan Bosence | |
| Description | Length of cotton printed in manganese, with discharge spot in citric acid. Only half the length was discharge printed. | |
| Id Number Current Accession | T.75.8 | |
| Location Creation Site | Bickington, Devon, UK | |
| Subject | printed textiles, length, pattern | |
| Measurements | 319.9 x 119.4 centimetres | |
| Material | cotton | |
| Dye | manganese | |
| History | A favourite block printed throughout the decades 1950s-90s. Sample '2001.3.15.e', from Susan Bosence's sample book, was inspired by the paper lining an old trunk found by Ann Sutcliffe in the attic of her friend - Mabel Fursdon of Fursdon Farm, Staverton, Devon. |
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| Rights Owner | Professor Daniel Bosence/Crafts Study Centre 2004 | |
| Style Period Period | 1970s | |
| Technique | hand-blockprinting | |