Ant Trail
Tiny pale dots and broken lines form the ant-pattern check described in the source across a deep-blue ground.
Sold in 50 cm lengths
Width: approx. 31.5 cm · Recorded total: approx. 940 cm
- Quantity 1
- Approx. 50 × 31.5 cm
- Quantity 2
- Approx. 100 × 31.5 cm
Multiple quantities are cut as one continuous piece whenever possible. Recorded dimensions describe the documented textile, not live stock. Check Etsy for current availability, options and pricing.
- Object ID
- TA-CN-0033
- Origin
- China · China; Jiangnan / Chongming / Nantong / Haimen attribution is explicitly tentative
- Period
- c. 1940s–1960s
- Dating confidence
- estimated
- Material
- Cotton
- Dimensions
- Approx. Width 31.5 cm; recorded total length 940 cm
- Technique
- Handwoven homespun · Yarn-dyed weave
- Pattern
- Fine check · Dotted lines
- Colours
- Deep blue · Blue-black · Dark brown-black · Denim blue · Mint green · Natural white
Object condition
Vintage cotton with natural yarn and weaving irregularities. The supplied photographs document the surface, edges and surviving condition. The current owner reports no pre-washing; earlier washing history is unknown.
Identification notes
Tiny pale dots and broken lines form the ant-pattern check described in the source across a deep-blue ground.
Regional attribution: China; Jiangnan / Chongming / Nantong / Haimen attribution is explicitly tentative. The exact maker, workshop and production year are not documented.
The pattern is described as woven into the cloth, rather than printed on its surface.
