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Impact

Furnishing Fabric
1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Heal Fabrics Ltd., London, was founded in 1941 as a subsidiary of the long-established firm Heal & Son and was originally known as Heal's Wholsesale and Export Ltd.. After the Second World War the company began to specialize in furnishing fabrics and in 1958 changed its name to Heal Fabrics. Under the visionary direction of Tom Worthington (1948-1971) the company secured a worldwide reputation for issuing well-designed contemporary fabrics.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleImpact
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed cotton sateen
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Impact' of machine screen-printed cotton sateen, designed by Evelyn Brooks for Heal Fabrics Ltd., Great Britain, 1965
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of machine screen-printed cotton sateen.
Dimensions
  • Length: 108in
  • Width: 48in
Credit line
Given by Heal Fabrics Ltd.
Subject depicted
Summary
Heal Fabrics Ltd., London, was founded in 1941 as a subsidiary of the long-established firm Heal & Son and was originally known as Heal's Wholsesale and Export Ltd.. After the Second World War the company began to specialize in furnishing fabrics and in 1958 changed its name to Heal Fabrics. Under the visionary direction of Tom Worthington (1948-1971) the company secured a worldwide reputation for issuing well-designed contemporary fabrics.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.250-1967

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Record createdNovember 8, 2002
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