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Pegs

Dress Fabric
1927 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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 ‘Pegs’ by Charles Buckles Falls, a poster designer, for the Stehli Silks Corporation. The pattern, showing three-dimensional pegs, 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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePegs (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed silk crêpe de Chine
Brief description
Printed silk crêpe de chine, USA, 1927.
Physical description
Printed silk (crêpe-de-chine) with a pattern of three dimensional pegs which appear to be floating or falling against a scarlet ground. An "Americana" print.
Dimensions
  • Length: 22.5cm
  • Width: 20.5cm
Style
Credit line
Given by the Stehli Silks Corporation
Object history
Registered File number 1929/8683.
Summary
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 ‘Pegs’ by Charles Buckles Falls, a poster designer, for the Stehli Silks Corporation. The pattern, showing three-dimensional pegs, 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.
Bibliographic reference
Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 66.
Collection
Accession number
T.87M-1930

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Record createdAugust 29, 2002
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