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The design was registered by the firm on 26 July 1899. The pattern has been attributed to Christopher Dresser. \r\n\r\nIt is known that  Dresser sold designs to Steiner & Co., although the late date of registration suggests that the cotton was designed not by Dresser but, under his influence, in the Dresser studio.  According to C.F.Tattersall, a pupil from 1894 until 1904,  Dresser was then concerned with marketing and supervising, rather than design (see Widar Halen, 'Christopher Dresser', Oxford, 1890 p.114) . The attribution  is based on its similarity to Dresser/Steiner cottons illustrated in 'Studio' magazine for 1899 ( Vol. XV,  p.109).  Nikolaus Pevsner's article, 'Christopher Dresser, Industrial Designer' in 'Architectural Review', vol. LXXXI, 1937 pp 183-6) also illustrates similar patterns.\r\n\r\nThis is one of a group of Steiner cottons, dating from 1899 to 1906, which were acquired by the V&A in 1957. They are all likely to have been manufactured for the continental market.  Many show highly original art nouveau patterns in unusual colourings, neither of which would have appealed to the home market.","physicalDescription":"Roller-printed cotton furnishing fabric with an elongated curving design in red and green on a white ground","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Dresser, Christopher","id":"A8351"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"AAT25190"},"note":"probably, studio of"}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Steiner & Co","id":"A9228"},"association":{"text":"designed for","id":"x41471"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"cotton (textile)","id":"AAT14067"}],"techniques":[{"text":"roller printing","id":"x33305"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Roller-printed cotton","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"Furnishing fabrics","id":"THES280526"},{"text":"Interiors","id":"THES48933"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2019LX8610","2006AM5931","2012FM7896","2018KY7274"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"125E (VA)","id":"THES49214"},"free":"","case":"CA1","shelf":"","box":"21"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Furnishing fabric","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1899","earliest":"1899-01-01","latest":"1899-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Steiner & Co.","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"67.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"82.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 28/02/2000 by Tex.Cons","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Probably designed in the studio of Christopher Dresser in Barnes, London, and printed by the firm of Steiner & Co., Church, near Accrington, Lancashire","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Printed furnishing fabric, 1899, British, probably designed in the studio of Christopher Dresser for Steiner & Co.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"Patent Office No. 342 134","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nWe know that Dresser sold his own designs to Steiner & Co. but it is likely that this was designed by someone in his studio. By 1904 his five daughters and ten assistants worked for him. This is probably one of the last designs to come from the studio in Dresser's lifetime.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["T.131-1957"],"accessionNumberNum":"131","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1957,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LR1624","2019LR1618","2019LP0519","2019LV6844"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}