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Furnishing Fabric

1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of hand block lino-printed linen. With a repeat of two confronted dancing, naked, women linked by ribbons swirling from their hands in black and dull orange printers' inks on a natural ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hand block lino-printed linen
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of hand block lino-printed linen, designed by Frank Dobson, London, 1938.
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of hand block lino-printed linen. With a repeat of two confronted dancing, naked, women linked by ribbons swirling from their hands in black and dull orange printers' inks on a natural ground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 1698mm
  • Length: 72in
  • Width: 45in
  • Width: 1120mm
  • Diameter: 85mm (Note: Rolled.)
Bibliographic reference
Hollis, Marianne and Opie, Jennifer. Thirties: British Art and Design before the war. London : Arts Council, 1979. Catalogue 4.8.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.9-1939

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Record createdOctober 10, 2002
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