Not currently on display at the V&A

Design of Rectangles and Squares

Curtain
1933 (designed), 1963 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Curtain of plain weave white cotton printed with an abstract repeating pattern of squares and rectangles in grey-green printers ink. An orange-red horizontal stripe is printed one thrid of the way up the curtain.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDesign of Rectangles and Squares (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton, block-printed
Brief description
Curtain of block-printed cotton 'Design of Rectangles and Squares', designed by Ben Nicholson, 1933, and made by Nancy Nicholson for Poulk Press, England, 1963.
Physical description
Curtain of plain weave white cotton printed with an abstract repeating pattern of squares and rectangles in grey-green printers ink. An orange-red horizontal stripe is printed one thrid of the way up the curtain.
Dimensions
  • Length: 86in
  • Width: 72in
Collection
Accession number
T.295-1975

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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