Not currently on display at the V&A

Cranwell

Furnishing Fabric
1930s (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woven rayon figured with off-set lines of msall octagons set within a lattice formed by small spots. Over this has been printed an almost abstract design of partially open rosebuds and stems.
There is one large piece to which two smaller pieces have been machine stitched. The large piece and one of the smaller pieces are identical: both have light brown and black squares and blue and beige rosebuds and stems. The second small piece has black and red squares and the smae blue and beige flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCranwell (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Woven and printed rayon
Physical description
Woven rayon figured with off-set lines of msall octagons set within a lattice formed by small spots. Over this has been printed an almost abstract design of partially open rosebuds and stems.
There is one large piece to which two smaller pieces have been machine stitched. The large piece and one of the smaller pieces are identical: both have light brown and black squares and blue and beige rosebuds and stems. The second small piece has black and red squares and the smae blue and beige flowers.
Dimensions
  • Large black brown piece width: 62.2cm
  • Large black brown piece length: 60.6cm
  • Small black brown piece width: 27.5cm
  • Small black brown piece length: 23.5cm
  • Black red width: 31.2cm
  • Black red length: 24cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Eddie Squires
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
T.1082-2000

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Record createdJanuary 15, 2001
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