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Ucello

Furnishing Fabric
1964 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fabric sample of a cotton-linen fabric with cardboard sleeve. It is printed with two meandering tendrils with leaves and fruit. They frame a spray of large leaves, which sprout from a crown-like motif. The decoration is dark yellow on a dark red ground.
Three edges are pinked, the cardboard sleeve is glued to the fourth. A typed label on it reads ' THE TEXTILE COUNCIL Furnishing Print "UCELLO" from Warner's 'Renaissance' Range-produced for November 1964 Eddie Squires, Warner & Sons Ltd., Mappin House, 4, Winsley Street, Oxford Street, London, W1N 0AS '


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Ucello (manufacturer's title)
  • Renaissance Range (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Screen printed cotton and linen mix with glued on cardboard sleeve
Brief description
Sample of furnishing fabric, with dark yellow tendrils with fruit on a dark red ground, screen printed cotton-linen-mix, 20th century.
Physical description
Fabric sample of a cotton-linen fabric with cardboard sleeve. It is printed with two meandering tendrils with leaves and fruit. They frame a spray of large leaves, which sprout from a crown-like motif. The decoration is dark yellow on a dark red ground.
Three edges are pinked, the cardboard sleeve is glued to the fourth. A typed label on it reads ' THE TEXTILE COUNCIL Furnishing Print "UCELLO" from Warner's 'Renaissance' Range-produced for November 1964 Eddie Squires, Warner & Sons Ltd., Mappin House, 4, Winsley Street, Oxford Street, London, W1N 0AS '
Dimensions
  • Width: 60.5cm
  • Length: 66cm
  • Including cardboard length: 69.7cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Eddie Squires
Collection
Accession number
T.1056-2000

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Record createdNovember 29, 2000
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