Framed Chromolithograph Cotton Bale Advertising Label - Ca 1920 Bangles These cabinets were originally used

These cabinets were originally used by nomadic people for storage of clothes

or for storage

grasses and clouds using underglaze cobalt blue decoration

5 x 1 x 38 (wxdxh cms)

This piece was part of a private collection

Framed Chromolithograph Cotton Bale Advertising Label - Ca 1920 Bangles These cabinets were originally usedFramed 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