Framed Chromolithograph Cotton Bale Advertising Label - Ca 1920 Bangles 5 x 1 x 38

5 x 1 x 38 (wxdxh cms)

Origin: Banswara district

This piece was part of a private collection

grasses and clouds using underglaze cobalt blue decoration

Framed Chromolithograph Cotton Bale Advertising Label - Ca 1920 Bangles 5 x 1 x 38Framed Manchester Cotton Chromolithograph pictorial label used for the advertisement and sale of bales of cloth and individual fabric lengths printed on paper. These advertising labels were mostly from Manchester cotton companies who exported their woven, printed fabrics back to India the labels were affixed to the cotton bales. They are a colourful and decorative reminder of the days of the British Raj in India. Labels like this are unusual to find