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Sumac

Furnishing Fabric
1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric 'Sumac', of screen-printed heavy union (7 screens), with a pattern of various 'guls' in orange, beiges, blues and green on a green ground. The design was adapted from a soumak carpet (Armenian or Caucasian) 18th-19th century in the V&A. Available in 4 colourways.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Sumac
  • Warner's caspian Sea (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed heavy union
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Sumac', of screen-printed union, designed by Eddie Squires for the collection 'Warner's Caspian Sea', warner & sons Ltd, England, 1965.
Physical description
Furnishing fabric 'Sumac', of screen-printed heavy union (7 screens), with a pattern of various 'guls' in orange, beiges, blues and green on a green ground. The design was adapted from a soumak carpet (Armenian or Caucasian) 18th-19th century in the V&A. Available in 4 colourways.
Dimensions
  • Length: 106in
  • Width: 56in
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Given by Warner & Sons Ltd.
Collection
Accession number
T.144-1979

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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