Textile, David Richards, British, David Richards, British, Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate on plain weave, Blue textile printed with a vertical repeat pattern: main scene, at center, shows two ladies talking with a girl in a park; at the right, two ladies converse with a gentleman at the foot of a flight of stone steps with balustrade. Above, at left, two ladies being rowed in a boat by a man, past gothic ruins; at right, a lady and gentleman strolling in picturesque woods. Stone steps have an inscription on edge of tread of bottom step: Drawn & Engrav’d By D. Richards (s reversed) Manch.r.”, Manchester, England, ca. 1785, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile