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Skate

Furnishing Fabric
1930s (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of hand block-printed linen. With a vertically repeating tessellated design, black on a natural ground, probably iron liquor on galled unbleached linen.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSkate (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand block-printed linen
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Skate' of block-printed linen, designed by Phyllis Barron, Great Britain, 1930s
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of hand block-printed linen. With a vertically repeating tessellated design, black on a natural ground, probably iron liquor on galled unbleached linen.
Dimensions
  • Width: 34in
  • Length: 71in
  • Diameter: 86mm
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.298-1938

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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