Furnishing Fabric

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Artist/Maker	Calico Printers' Association (maker)
Place of origin	Manchester (made)

Both the colour palette and the subject matter of this roller-printed textile show the influence of Asian art, and in particular Japanese woodblock prints. The black background is typical of textiles from the mid-1920s, and emphasises these vivid shades, making them appear stronger and more glowing.

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Categories	Textiles Interiors
Object type	Furnishing fabric
Materials and techniques	Roller-printed cotton Cotton Roller Printing
Brief description	Furnishing fabric of roller-printed cotton, Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1924.
Physical description	Furnishing fabric of roller-printed cotton. Festoons of leaves and berries with Chinese lanterns and small birds in red, yellow, orange, green, blue and brown on a black background.
Dimensions	Length: 67.3cm Width: 78.8cm Width: 31in Length: 24in
Style	Art Deco
Credit line	Given by the Manchester Design Registry
Subjects depicted	Trees Leaves Lanterns (Lighting Devices)
Summary	Both the colour palette and the subject matter of this roller-printed textile show the influence of Asian art, and in particular Japanese woodblock prints. The black background is typical of textiles from the mid-1920s, and emphasises these vivid shades, making them appear stronger and more glowing.
Bibliographic reference	Mendes, Valerie. The Victoria and Albert Museum's Textile Collection: British Textiles from 1900 to 1937. London : Trustees of the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. Plate 48.
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	CIRC.477-1966

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Record created	November 12, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O69971/furnishing-fabric-calico-printers-association/

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