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Goldfish (portable)
- fabric width
- 44–45 inches wide
- motif size
- goldfish bags 2 inches high
- repeat size
- 7 inches horizontal × 5.75 inches vertical
- fabric keywords
- goldfish, fish
- catalog code
- HRGLDFP
The 2006 listing placed this item in two category paths: a designer route and children's fabric. Its technical details include the neutral title, width, motif height, horizontal and vertical repeat, fish keywords, and catalog code.
A portable little scene
The motif description is unusually specific: the “goldfish bags” were recorded as two inches high. The repeat measured seven inches horizontally and five and three-quarter inches vertically. Together, those numbers describe a moderate conversational repeat in which several small illustrated objects could recur across the fabric width.
“Portable” appears in the original title, while the motif line clarifies that the fish were associated with bags. The listing does not supply enough visual information to describe colors, drawing style, orientation, background, or the number of objects within one repeat. Those details remain unknown.
Record, not recommendation
The product block did not state fiber content, although the storewide convention described fabrics as generally cotton and 45 inches wide unless noted. That broad convention does not establish the composition of this individual fabric.
The two-inch motif height can be read beside the seven-inch horizontal and five-and-three-quarter-inch vertical repeat. Those three measurements distinguish the size of one named object from the larger rectangular interval in which the overall arrangement returns. The listed width describes the cloth, not the repeat.
The unequal horizontal and vertical intervals also show that the repeat was rectangular rather than square. A reader can compare those dimensions with the 44–45-inch fabric width while keeping the unknown color, orientation, and number of motifs separate from the measurements that were actually listed.
The listed dimensions remain valuable for understanding catalog practice and motif scale. They should not be used to identify an unverified textile without corroborating evidence. See Playground Playdate — blue for another novelty listing or fabrics for the category map.