Fairyland in Chintz
By SLEIGH, Bernard , 1937
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[A Map of Fairyland].

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  • Author: SLEIGH, Bernard
  • Publication place: [Ramsbottom, near Manchester,
  • Publisher: the Rosebank Printworks of Turnbull & Stockdale Ltd,
  • Publication date: 1937, or later].
  • Physical description: Hand-dyed linen, manuscript caption on blank selvedge.
  • Dimensions: 2020 by 1280mm. (79.5 by 50.5 inches).
  • Inventory reference: 22643

Notes

An original length of Rosebank fabric, featuring a simplified rendition of 'An Anciente Mappe of Fairyland newly discovered and set forth' (1917), repeating the 'Isle of Avalon', with King Arthur's Tomb and the mountain- top 'Temple of the Holy Grail'. This is the final iteration of Sleigh's iconic map of Fairyland, printed from 1937, and was accompanied by a promotional leaflet a 'Guide to Fairyland in Chintz'. The fabric was one of many designed by Sleigh, including: 'Oriental Fantasy', targeted at the South American market; 'Pleiades', which formed part of Turnbull & Stockdale's display at the 1938 'Empire Exhibition' in Glasgow; a William Morris pattern; 'Galleons'; 'Butterflies'; 'Tropical Fish'; 'The River'; 'Kentish Scene'; and 'Sea Foam', which the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret hung at their bedroom windows in Buckingham Palace.

The 'Fairyland' fabric was exhibited at several national textile exhibitions which took place under the auspices of the Council for Art & Industry, including at Halifax (1940) and Aberdeen (1941). The fabrics were issued until the privations of WWII halted production at the Rosebank Works in about 1941.

Bibliography

  1. Cooper, 88-102
  2. St Onge, https://blogs.loc. gov/maps/2016/07/imaginary-maps-in-literature-and-beyond-childrens-stories/.
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