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Essex Hunt

Furnishing Fabric
1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This printed cotton and monk’s cloth furnishing fabric was designed by Ruth Reeves (1892-1966) for W. & J. Sloane in 1930. Reeves trained with Fernand Léger (1881-1955) during the 1920s and was influenced by his Cubist paintings. She produced a wide range of printed and woven fabrics, mainly depicting modern life in America. Her most widely acknowledged commission was for the carpets in Radio City Music Hall in New York.

‘Essex Hunt’ shows alternating scenes of a house at the opening of a meet with hounds in a semicircle around a group of figures on the doorstep and the hunt in full cry. Both scenes are framed by foliage.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleEssex Hunt (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
Printed cotton, American, 1930.
Physical description
Repeat of a scene at the opening of a meet, hounds in a semi-circle around a group of figures on the doorstep of a house. Alternating with a scene of the hunt in full cry. Both scenes are framed by foliage.
Dimensions
  • Length: 274cm
  • Width: 104cm
  • Diameter: 87mm
Style
Credit line
Given by W.&J. Sloane
Summary
This printed cotton and monk’s cloth furnishing fabric was designed by Ruth Reeves (1892-1966) for W. & J. Sloane in 1930. Reeves trained with Fernand Léger (1881-1955) during the 1920s and was influenced by his Cubist paintings. She produced a wide range of printed and woven fabrics, mainly depicting modern life in America. Her most widely acknowledged commission was for the carpets in Radio City Music Hall in New York.

‘Essex Hunt’ shows alternating scenes of a house at the opening of a meet with hounds in a semicircle around a group of figures on the doorstep and the hunt in full cry. Both scenes are framed by foliage.
Bibliographic reference
Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 72.
Collection
Accession number
T.58-1932

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Record createdSeptember 11, 2002
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