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Matraki

Furnishing Fabric
1974 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric 'Mataraki' of screen-printed cotton with a pattern of interlocking irregular panels enclosing various garden scenes with cyprus trees, rose trees etc. In sombre green, yellow, orange, sand and black. Adapted from three miniatures in the Topaki palace, Istanbul.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Matraki
  • Turkish Delight (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Matraki', of screen-printed cotton, designed by Eddie Squires and Jenny Crowley for the collection 'Turkish Delight', Warner & Sons Ltd, England, 1974.
Physical description
Furnishing fabric 'Mataraki' of screen-printed cotton with a pattern of interlocking irregular panels enclosing various garden scenes with cyprus trees, rose trees etc. In sombre green, yellow, orange, sand and black. Adapted from three miniatures in the Topaki palace, Istanbul.
Dimensions
  • Length: 102in
  • Width: 56in
Credit line
Given by Warner & Sons Ltd.
Production
Artwork by Jenny Crowley
Collection
Accession number
T.148-1979

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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