Zantha
Furnishing Fabric
1974 (made)
1974 (made)
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Furnishing fabric 'Zantha' of rotary screen-printed cotton (6 screens), with a pattern of chevron stripes containing a wide variety of infills in blue, green, red, yellow-ochre, white and dark-brown. Warner described the design as having used 'the traditional format of the 17th and 18th century flame fabrics as it's basic structure- each zig-zag bank of pattern holds motifs from a different period of history. The pattens are: Primitive man and early patterns, Egyptian, Chinese, Greek, Renaissance, Islamic, 17th & 18th century, Victorian/Art Nouveau, early and late 20th century including and astronaut safely hidden away.' Available in 4 colourways.
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Materials and techniques | Rotary screen-printed cotton |
Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Zantha', of rotary screen-printed cotton, designed by David Exley and Eddie Squires for the collection 'New Traditions', Warner & Sons Ltd, England, 1974. |
Physical description | Furnishing fabric 'Zantha' of rotary screen-printed cotton (6 screens), with a pattern of chevron stripes containing a wide variety of infills in blue, green, red, yellow-ochre, white and dark-brown. Warner described the design as having used 'the traditional format of the 17th and 18th century flame fabrics as it's basic structure- each zig-zag bank of pattern holds motifs from a different period of history. The pattens are: Primitive man and early patterns, Egyptian, Chinese, Greek, Renaissance, Islamic, 17th & 18th century, Victorian/Art Nouveau, early and late 20th century including and astronaut safely hidden away.' Available in 4 colourways. |
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Credit line | Given by Warner & Sons Ltd. |
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Accession number | T.142-1979 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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