Flower
Furnishing Fabric
1931 (made)
1931 (made)
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This furnishing fabric called 'Flower' is made from rayon and cotton. It was woven in France about 1931. From the late 1920s designs were increasingly abstract and more muted in colour. The angular composition features geometric shapes that bear only a vague resemblance to flowers.
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| Title | Flower (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Woven cotton and rayon |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Flower' woven in cotton and rayon, France, 1931. |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric woven in cotton and rayon. Angular forms in rose pink and light blue on a diapered beige and brown ground. |
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| Object history | The same design as CIRC.739-1931. |
| Summary | This furnishing fabric called 'Flower' is made from rayon and cotton. It was woven in France about 1931. From the late 1920s designs were increasingly abstract and more muted in colour. The angular composition features geometric shapes that bear only a vague resemblance to flowers. |
| Bibliographic reference | Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 48.
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| Accession number | T.219-1931 |
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| Record created | August 16, 2002 |
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