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Cherries

Furnishing Fabric
1950 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gerald Holtom is best known for the symbol he designed for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, now used internationally as a peace sign. In the 1930s he had a furniture shop in Totenham Court Road called 'furniture for the small home' which sold his own block printed furniture fabric and also imported rugs from Cyprus. After the war he set up a workshop in Twickenham, Gerald Holtom Ltd. for 'theatre curtains and printed textiles.'


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCherries (assigned by artist)
Brief description
printed, 1950, British; Bawden, Edward for Gerald Holtom. "Cherries"
Dimensions
  • Width: 50in
  • Length: 72in
  • Diameter: 102mm
Object history
This textile was designed by Edward Bawden for use as proscenium curtains in new schools in Hertfordshire.
Summary
Gerald Holtom is best known for the symbol he designed for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, now used internationally as a peace sign. In the 1930s he had a furniture shop in Totenham Court Road called 'furniture for the small home' which sold his own block printed furniture fabric and also imported rugs from Cyprus. After the war he set up a workshop in Twickenham, Gerald Holtom Ltd. for 'theatre curtains and printed textiles.'
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.218-1951

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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