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Sample book
Mariano Fortuny, born 1871 - died 1949 - Enlarge image
Sample book
- Place of origin:
Venice, Italy (made)
- Date:
1950s (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Mariano Fortuny, born 1871 - died 1949 (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Embossed linen
- Credit Line:
Given by J. W. F. Morton, Esq.
- Museum number:
CIRC.807-1967
- Gallery location:
In Storage
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 Venetian textile and dress designer who was interested in antique textiles. He experimented with reproducing lavish fabrics such as silks and velvets, which he hand-printed with metallic pigments. He is also known for his pleated 'Delphos' dresses, which were loose, flowing and of Neo-classical inspiration.
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