Latham
Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1910 (designed)
ca. 1910 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
This cotton furnishing fabric was designed and manufactured for Liberty & Co. of London.
It was duplex-printed, a process where the same pattern is roller-printed or screen-printed on to both sides of the fabric, making this stylised tree and flower design completely reversible.
In the 1890s Liberty & Co. achieved international success with their Art Nouveau textile designs, and from 1900 to about 1912 they continued to supply an eager market with modified versions of these furnishing prints. Liberty had most of their fabrics printed by outside firms. They were then sold in the London store as Liberty fabrics, without mention of the designer or manufacturer.
It was duplex-printed, a process where the same pattern is roller-printed or screen-printed on to both sides of the fabric, making this stylised tree and flower design completely reversible.
In the 1890s Liberty & Co. achieved international success with their Art Nouveau textile designs, and from 1900 to about 1912 they continued to supply an eager market with modified versions of these furnishing prints. Liberty had most of their fabrics printed by outside firms. They were then sold in the London store as Liberty fabrics, without mention of the designer or manufacturer.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Latham (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed, cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric, duplex printed cotton, ca. 1910, British; Liberty & Co. Ltd. "Latham" |
| Physical description | The "Latham," duplex printed cotton furnishing fabric. Ground printed pale blue with a repeating pattern of vertical stems bearing large single stylised flower heads and blossom clusters in white, mid-green, eau-de-nil and yellow. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by Liberty & Co. |
| Object history | This cotton furnishing fabric was designed and manufactured for Liberty & Co., London. Liberty had most of their fabrics printed by outside firms, including G. P. & J. Baker, Alexander Morton and Turnbull & Stockdale. The fabrics were then sold in the London store as Liberty fabrics, without mention of the designer or manufacturer. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This cotton furnishing fabric was designed and manufactured for Liberty & Co. of London. It was duplex-printed, a process where the same pattern is roller-printed or screen-printed on to both sides of the fabric, making this stylised tree and flower design completely reversible. In the 1890s Liberty & Co. achieved international success with their Art Nouveau textile designs, and from 1900 to about 1912 they continued to supply an eager market with modified versions of these furnishing prints. Liberty had most of their fabrics printed by outside firms. They were then sold in the London store as Liberty fabrics, without mention of the designer or manufacturer. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.310-1976 |
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| Record created | March 21, 2000 |
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