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Sunflower

Furnishing Fabric
1870-1874 (made)
Artist/Maker
Warner and Sons (manufacturers)
Owen Jones (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Furnishing fabric of olive-brown silk satin with a figured forest-green design, scrolling foliage and stylised leaves and flowers. Large flower heads, sunflowers and peony against a dense tracery of stem and leaves.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleSunflower
Materials and techniques
Woven silk satin
Silk (Textile)
Weaving
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Sunflower' of silk satin, designed by Owen Jones for Warner & Ramm, Great Britain, 1870-1874
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of olive-brown silk satin with a figured forest-green design, scrolling foliage and stylised leaves and flowers. Large flower heads, sunflowers and peony against a dense tracery of stem and leaves.
Dimensions
  • Repeat height: 28.25in
  • Repeat width: 15.5in
  • Length: 38in
  • Width: 31in
Marks and inscriptions
No. 8553 63" wide Design: Sunflower (On a Warner registry label on the back)
Credit line
Given by Warner and Sons
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.165-1972

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O139530/sunflower-furnishing-fabric-owen-jones/
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