Furnishing Fabric
1923 (made)
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This furnishing fabric was designed by Minnie McLeish for William Foxton in 1923. It was shown at the Paris Exhibition of decorative arts in 1925. It is illustrated in colour as plate 6 of the Paris exhibition catalogue, Exposition des arts décoratifs Paris 1925: Etoffes et tapis étrangers by M. Pillard Verneuil (Paris: Editions Albert Lévy, 1925). The large-scale flowers in a hand-painted style show the influence of late 17th and early 18th century English textiles.
The firm of William Foxton Ltd., founded in 1903, produced some of the most innovative artist-designed textiles of the 1920. It commissioned artists such as Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Claude Lovat Fraser, F. Gregory Brown and Constance Irving. In 1915 William Foxton helped to found the Design and Industries Association. The aim was to improve the standard of British industrial design by exhibiting new designs and communicating information about them to those working in the field.
The firm of William Foxton Ltd., founded in 1903, produced some of the most innovative artist-designed textiles of the 1920. It commissioned artists such as Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Claude Lovat Fraser, F. Gregory Brown and Constance Irving. In 1915 William Foxton helped to found the Design and Industries Association. The aim was to improve the standard of British industrial design by exhibiting new designs and communicating information about them to those working in the field.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Roller printed cretonne |
| Brief description | Roller printed cretonne, British, 1923. |
| Physical description | Large scale flowers and insects in a hand-painted style in subdued orange, brown, blue, green, yellow and purple on a cream ground. Contains elements of late 17th and early 18th century British textile design. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Institute of Industrial Arts |
| Object history | Historical significance: At this time reproduction Tudor and Jacobean textiles were popular. |
| Summary | This furnishing fabric was designed by Minnie McLeish for William Foxton in 1923. It was shown at the Paris Exhibition of decorative arts in 1925. It is illustrated in colour as plate 6 of the Paris exhibition catalogue, Exposition des arts décoratifs Paris 1925: Etoffes et tapis étrangers by M. Pillard Verneuil (Paris: Editions Albert Lévy, 1925). The large-scale flowers in a hand-painted style show the influence of late 17th and early 18th century English textiles. The firm of William Foxton Ltd., founded in 1903, produced some of the most innovative artist-designed textiles of the 1920. It commissioned artists such as Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Claude Lovat Fraser, F. Gregory Brown and Constance Irving. In 1915 William Foxton helped to found the Design and Industries Association. The aim was to improve the standard of British industrial design by exhibiting new designs and communicating information about them to those working in the field. |
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| Accession number | T.368-1934 |
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| Record created | September 20, 2002 |
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