Piece with pheasants and exotic flowers, 1765–75, British, Bromley Hall, Middlesex, Fustian, copperplate printed, L. 96 x W. 31 inches, Textiles-Printed, These long-tailed pheasants and bold, fanciful flowers are European interpretations of foreign motifs. The foliage on the curving vines recalls the multi-flowering trees of Indian palampores, and the giant curling leaf on the right draws from the Chinese-inspired motifs
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Piece, pheasants, exotic flowers, 1765–75, British, Bromley Hall, Middlesex, Fustian, copperplate printed, L, 96 x W, 31 inches, Textiles-Printed, long-tailed, bold, fanciful, European interpretations, foreign motifs, foliage, curving vines, recalls, multi-flowering trees, Indian palampores, giant curling, leaf, right draws, Chinese-inspired
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