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Propylon

Furnishing Fabric
1971 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton. With an abstract geometric design of rectangles formed by narrow stripes graduating in colour from dark brown to pink to a white ground. The groups of narrow stripes form larger units which run across the width of the fabric and along the length.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePropylon (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Propylon' of screen-printed cotton, designed by Diane Bell for Heal Fabrics Ltd., Great Britain, 1971
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton. With an abstract geometric design of rectangles formed by narrow stripes graduating in colour from dark brown to pink to a white ground. The groups of narrow stripes form larger units which run across the width of the fabric and along the length.
Dimensions
  • Repeat length: 66.5cm
  • Length: 266cm
  • Width: 124cm
Credit line
Given by Heal Fabrics Ltd.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.150-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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