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Zanzibar

Furnishing Fabric
1930s (made)
Artist/Maker
Edinburgh Weavers (designed for)
Doris Clare Zinkeisen (designer)
Place of origin
Carlisle (made)

Furnishing fabric of machine-woven rayon and cotton.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Scotland
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleZanzibar (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Machine-woven rayon and cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Zanzibar' of machine-woven rayon and cotton, designed by Doris Clare Zinkeisen for Edinburgh Weavers, Carlisle, 1930s
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of machine-woven rayon and cotton.
Dimensions
  • Length: 72in
  • Width: 48in
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.466-1939

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O268026/zanzibar-furnishing-fabric-doris-clare-zinkeisen/
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