Not currently on display at the V&A

Furnishing Fabric

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

Furnishing fabric of hand lino block-printed cotton with yellow stripes and a black club motif.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lino block-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of hand lino block-printed cotton, designed by Ben Nicholson, made by Poulk Press, England, ca. 1933
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of hand lino block-printed cotton with yellow stripes and a black club motif.
Dimensions
  • Height: 71.5cm
  • Width: 37cm
  • Height: 28.125in
  • Width: 14.5in
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. 30.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.364-1974

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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