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Langton

Furnishing Fabric
1938 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of screen-printed linen and rayon. With a spiralling ribbon entwined around a leafy stem in two greens, salmon pink and beige on pink.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLangton (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed linen and rayon furnishing fabric. Composition 33.24% linen 66.76% artificial silk. 124 threads per sq inch, 13.93 oz per sq yard. 25 threads per 5 sq mm. 420 g per sq mt.
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Langton' of screen-printed linen and rayon, designed by Marion Dorn for Donald Bros. Ltd., Dundee, 1938.
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed linen and rayon. With a spiralling ribbon entwined around a leafy stem in two greens, salmon pink and beige on pink.
Dimensions
  • Height: 78in
  • Width: 50in
  • Length: 1894mm
  • Width: 1271mm
  • Diameter: 98mm
Style
Bibliographic reference
Hollis, Marianne and Opie, Jennifer. Thirties: British Art and Design before the war. London : Arts Council, 1979. Catalogue 4.36.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.291-1938

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Record createdOctober 17, 2002
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