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Composition

Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1933 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hand lino block-printed furnishing fabric.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleComposition (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lino block-printed
Brief description
Hand lino block-printed furnishing fabric 'Composition', designed by Ben Nicholson, made by Poulk Press, England, ca. 1933
Physical description
Hand lino block-printed furnishing fabric.
Object history
Circ.363-1974 to Circ.365-1974 were owned by Winifred Nicholson who loaned them to the museum from 1971. In 1974 the museum purchased them directly from her. She noted that the spotted textile, Circ.363-1974 was unique and a personal favourite.
Production
Made between 1933-1970.
Bibliographic reference
Pratt, Lucy. 'Ben Nicholson's block-printed textiles at the V&A: an art form on fabric', Apollo, vol. 148, no. 439, Oct. 1998, p. 25.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.365-1974

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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