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More Mecca Ballroom Fabric

Design
1968 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a textile showing a couple ballroom dancing. He wears a blue suit and she a yellow dress. They are set against a large pink circle and surrounded by balloons and streamers on a green ground. There is a colour chart along the right edge. The design is unfinished and some underdrawing is visible. There are pin holes in the corners.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleMore Mecca Ballroom Fabric (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Bodycolour on paper
Brief description
Textile design by Eddie Squires entitled 'More Mecca Ballroom', 1968.
Physical description
Design for a textile showing a couple ballroom dancing. He wears a blue suit and she a yellow dress. They are set against a large pink circle and surrounded by balloons and streamers on a green ground. There is a colour chart along the right edge. The design is unfinished and some underdrawing is visible. There are pin holes in the corners.
Dimensions
  • Height: 52.2cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
  • MORE MECCA BALLROOM FABRIC 1968. CHEERFUL KITSCH PARODY OF COME DANCING TV. PROG. (Textual information; Along left edge; handwriting; pencil; Squires; 1968)
  • 1968 ES. (Signature; date; On the reverse; handwriting; pencil; Squires; 1968)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Eddie Squires
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
E.1010-2000

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Record createdAugust 18, 2000
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