Content Description
2 large albums and about 25 loose leaves from albums containing labels or 'tickets' attached to fabric sold in various regions around the world. The bright chromolithographed labels were printed by Manchester printer B. Taylor, to the specifications of importers in India, Burma, the Middle East, Africa, China, Japan, and other regions. This collection is especially rich in labels destined for India and Burma, as well as other British colonies and regional hubs of trade.
Dates
- 1880 - 1940
Creator
- Wilson, Adrian (Person)
Biographical / Historical
In the late 29th and early 20th century, industrial textile mills in the north of Great Britain dominated world trade in cotton textiles, particularly in the colonies of the British Empire.
Extent
.5 cubic feet.
Language of Materials
English
Hindi
Chinese
Japanese
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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