Furnishing Fabric
1952 (designed)
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This particular print typifies Marian Mahler's style during the mid 1950s where abstract symbols such as boomerangs, arches, and crescents are interspersed with rhythmic lineal details predominately executed in bold colour palettes.
Mahler, an Austrian émigré, was already a prolific print designer when she arrived in Britain in 1937, having sold designs in France, Germany and the USA. She produced designs for several progressive British textile manufacturers, including Walton Textiles, Donald Brothers, Helios, and Edinburgh Weavers, as well as David Whitehead Ltd. Renowned for producing vibrant contemporary textile prints for the mass-market, David Whitehead Ltd became synonymous with the maxim 'cheap need not be cheap and nasty'.
Mahler, an Austrian émigré, was already a prolific print designer when she arrived in Britain in 1937, having sold designs in France, Germany and the USA. She produced designs for several progressive British textile manufacturers, including Walton Textiles, Donald Brothers, Helios, and Edinburgh Weavers, as well as David Whitehead Ltd. Renowned for producing vibrant contemporary textile prints for the mass-market, David Whitehead Ltd became synonymous with the maxim 'cheap need not be cheap and nasty'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | screen-printed cotton crêpe |
| Brief description | printed, 1952, British; Mahler, Marion for David Whitehead Ltd. |
| Physical description | Screen-printed cotton crêpe, blue ground with red, white and olive green abstract design |
| Credit line | Gift of David Whitehead & Sons Ltd. |
| Summary | This particular print typifies Marian Mahler's style during the mid 1950s where abstract symbols such as boomerangs, arches, and crescents are interspersed with rhythmic lineal details predominately executed in bold colour palettes. Mahler, an Austrian émigré, was already a prolific print designer when she arrived in Britain in 1937, having sold designs in France, Germany and the USA. She produced designs for several progressive British textile manufacturers, including Walton Textiles, Donald Brothers, Helios, and Edinburgh Weavers, as well as David Whitehead Ltd. Renowned for producing vibrant contemporary textile prints for the mass-market, David Whitehead Ltd became synonymous with the maxim 'cheap need not be cheap and nasty'. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.8-1953 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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