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Chequers

Furnishing Fabric
1954 (designed), after 1954 (made)
Artist/Maker
Heal & Son Ltd (designed for)
Lucienne Day (designed)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Furnishing fabric printed with abstract black flowers and narrow vertical lines and geometric shapes on a dark green slub ground.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleChequers (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
printed cotton
Brief description
'Chequers' furnishing fabric printed with abstract black flowers and narrow vertical lines and geometric shapes on a dark green slub ground; Lucienne Day for Heals, British, designed 1954.
Physical description
Furnishing fabric printed with abstract black flowers and narrow vertical lines and geometric shapes on a dark green slub ground.
Dimensions
  • Width: 55cm
  • Length: 54cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • HEAL'S LTD. WHOLESALE & EXPORT / Number 906 / Width 48 / Price TO PRINT ONLY / MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN (English; On paper label)
  • TO ORDER ONLY / MINIMUM QUANTITY / 1 PIECE APPROX 60 YDS (English; On sticker)
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Given by Heal & Son Ltd.
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Other numbers
  • HT 151 D - Heals number
  • DM4 - Heals number
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.528:3-1999

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Record createdSeptember 22, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O48585/chequers-furnishing-fabric-lucienne-day/
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