Sample Book
1950s (made)
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This linen fabric is a sample from a book of fabrics that Mariano Fortuny (1871-1949) designed in 1927. The book, however, probably dates to the 1950s when Fortuny's successor was working with Lee Limited in England and America. Fortuny was a textile and dress designer living in Venice, Italy who was interested in antique textiles. He experimented with reproducing lavish fabrics such as silks and velvets, which he hand-printed with metallic pigments.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embossed linen |
| Brief description | Cloth bound volume containing 66 textile samples of 'Fortuny Fabrics' in embossed linen, made by Mariano Fortuny, Venice, Italy, 1950s |
| Physical description | Cloth bound volume containing 66 textile samples of 'Fortuny Fabrics' in embossed linen. |
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| Credit line | Given by J. W. F. Morton, Esq. |
| Object history | The sample illustrated in Art Deco Textiles has a design of silver grape vines on a dull green ground. |
| Production | Based on research of Philip Sykas into A. H. Lee & Sons and the relationship of the company with Fortuny in Venice. |
| Summary | This linen fabric is a sample from a book of fabrics that Mariano Fortuny (1871-1949) designed in 1927. The book, however, probably dates to the 1950s when Fortuny's successor was working with Lee Limited in England and America. Fortuny was a textile and dress designer living in Venice, Italy who was interested in antique textiles. He experimented with reproducing lavish fabrics such as silks and velvets, which he hand-printed with metallic pigments. |
| Bibliographic reference | Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 27.
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| Accession number | CIRC.807-1967 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2003 |
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