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Thrills
Taylor, Dwight - Enlarge image
Thrills
- Object:
Dress fabric
- Place of origin:
New York (City) (made)
- Date:
1927 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Taylor, Dwight (designer)
Stehli Silks Corporation (textile manufacturer) - Materials and Techniques:
Printed silk crêpe de Chine
- Credit Line:
Given by the Stehli Silks Corporation
- Museum number:
T.87G-1930
- Gallery location:
In Storage
The Paris Exhibition of decorative arts of 1925 had an enormous impact on American design when it toured the USA the following year. It encouraged American designers to create furniture and interiors in the modern style. One example is this printed silk dress fabric called ‘Thrills’ by Dwight Taylor for the Stehli Silks Corporation. The pattern shows a switchback in silhouette. It is part of the ‘Americana’ range of dress fabrics which the firm commissioned from leading artists in 1927. To make a change from ubiquitous floral patterns, these fabrics were designed specifically to depict contemporary American life.
