Furnishing Fabric
1918 (designed)
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) designed this textile for William Foxton in 1918. The purple and green colours are typical of the bright tones of the era. Mackintosh was ahead of his time in experimenting with geometrisation and the flattening of forms. These were features that later became characteristic of Art Deco. From 1915 to 1923 Mackintosh lived in London, where he was unable to attract commissions as an architect. He created textiles for William Foxton Ltd., the most innovative furnishing textile firm in Britain at this period. William Foxton, director of the firm, commissioned artists such as Claude Lovat Fraser, F. Gregory Brown and Minnie McLeish to produce modernist designs. These were regularly featured in the periodical The Studio.
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Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
Brief description | Printed cotton furnishing fabric, probably designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for William Foxton, Great Britain, 1918. |
Physical description | Printed cotton furnishing with diagonal meanders of flame-like devices on an irregular mesh sub-pattern in black, two purples, green and dark khaki on white. Registered number: 149312. |
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Credit line | Given by Manchester Design Registry |
Summary | Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) designed this textile for William Foxton in 1918. The purple and green colours are typical of the bright tones of the era. Mackintosh was ahead of his time in experimenting with geometrisation and the flattening of forms. These were features that later became characteristic of Art Deco. From 1915 to 1923 Mackintosh lived in London, where he was unable to attract commissions as an architect. He created textiles for William Foxton Ltd., the most innovative furnishing textile firm in Britain at this period. William Foxton, director of the firm, commissioned artists such as Claude Lovat Fraser, F. Gregory Brown and Minnie McLeish to produce modernist designs. These were regularly featured in the periodical The Studio. |
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Accession number | T.85-1979 |
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Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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