Box 1
Contains 64 Results:
Jardine Skinner of Calcutta peacock textile label, 1920
Jardine, Skinner & Co. was founded in India in 1825; through the 19th and early 20th centuries they carried out a large trade in textiles, tea, and opium. Features an image of a large peacock with a floral border. From India.
Label for printed textiles, 1920 - 1930
Label most likely for textiles. Red and shades of gold with some green. Features an image of two mounted elephants on hind legs on either side of a small castle. From India.
Label for printed textiles, 1920 - 1930
Red, yellow, and green borders, with blue notes in the corners, frame an image of a large, tusked elephant and some foliage. From India.
Promotional brochure for Katakura silk, circa 1952, circa 1952
The labels here predominantly represent textile manufacturers in the United States, England, France, India, and Japan, as well as a small number of labels from Ireland, Malawi, South Africa, Nigeria, and Vietnam, and a few miscellaneous labels and ephemera.