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And All the Angels Sing

Furnishing Fabric
1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Continuing the trend to look to historical periods for inspiration, Lilo Hörstadius has used the 18th century as his source for this design. It is from a range called ‘The Wedding Collection’, in which the textiles portray different scenes from the progress of a marriage. ‘And all the Angels Sing’ represents the blissful happiness of the wedding day. There is a fabric entitled ‘The Old Furniture Shop’ in which the couple furnish their home, and inevitably, one called ‘Domestic Problems’ humourously illustrated with a pattern of flying crockery.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • And All the Angels Sing (assigned by artist)
  • The Wedding Collection (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'And All the Angels Sing' of screen-printed cotton, from the 'The Wedding Collection' designed by Lilo Hörstadius, made by Borås Wäfveri AB, Sweden, 1992
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton with violins surrounded by musicians and angels.
Dimensions
  • Length: 312cm
  • Width: 151cm
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Object history
Registered File number 1992/2696. With swatch T.476:2-1992.
Subjects depicted
Summary
Continuing the trend to look to historical periods for inspiration, Lilo Hörstadius has used the 18th century as his source for this design. It is from a range called ‘The Wedding Collection’, in which the textiles portray different scenes from the progress of a marriage. ‘And all the Angels Sing’ represents the blissful happiness of the wedding day. There is a fabric entitled ‘The Old Furniture Shop’ in which the couple furnish their home, and inevitably, one called ‘Domestic Problems’ humourously illustrated with a pattern of flying crockery.
Collection
Accession number
T.476:1-1992

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
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