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Simple Solar

Furnishing Fabric
1966 (made), 1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hull Traders Ltd. (designed for)
Shirely Craven (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Furnishing fabric of hand screen-printed cotton satin in navy blue, royal blue, yellow and red.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleSimple Solar
Materials and techniques
Hand screen-printed cotton satin
Cotton Satin
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Simple Solar' of hand screen-printed cotton satin, designed by Shirely Craven for Hull Traders Ltd., Great Britain, 1966
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of hand screen-printed cotton satin in navy blue, royal blue, yellow and red.
Dimensions
  • Width: 50in
  • Length: 108in (approx.)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Hand Printed by THE HULL TRADERS LTD. A TIME PRESENT FABRIC' (Printed on the selvedge)
  • 'SIMPLE SOLAR designed by CRAVEN' (Printed on the selvedge)
  • 'Fully shrunk, wash or dry clean.' (Printed on the selvedge)
Object history
Historical significance: Winner of Design Centre Award in 1968.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.759-1967

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O266801/simple-solar-furnishing-fabric-shirely-craven/
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