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Dress Fabric

1933 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This silk georgette dress fabric is printed with repeat of flowers and stems in white, red and green, on a black and white background. Floral printed fabrics held a prominent place in every smart woman's wardrobe in the 1930s. Motifs floating on a plain ground worked admirably; navy, black and brown background colours were perennially in vogue. The use of floral decoration on cloth was hardly new but the flowers of the 1930s blossomed with fresh life and vigour. Detailed, naturalistic representations in the traditional manner were replaced with a freedom of line and form closely allied to contemporary movements in the fine and graphic arts.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed silk georgette
Brief description
Printed silk georgette dress fabric, Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1933.
Physical description
Silk georgette printed with repeat of flowers and stems in white, red and green, on a black and white background. Registered number: 328956
Dimensions
  • Length: 35in
  • Width: 23in
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Given by Manchester Design Registry
Summary
This silk georgette dress fabric is printed with repeat of flowers and stems in white, red and green, on a black and white background. Floral printed fabrics held a prominent place in every smart woman's wardrobe in the 1930s. Motifs floating on a plain ground worked admirably; navy, black and brown background colours were perennially in vogue. The use of floral decoration on cloth was hardly new but the flowers of the 1930s blossomed with fresh life and vigour. Detailed, naturalistic representations in the traditional manner were replaced with a freedom of line and form closely allied to contemporary movements in the fine and graphic arts.
Bibliographic reference
Webb & Bower / Michael Joseph, Thirties Floral Fabrics, V&A Colour Books
Collection
Accession number
T.73-1979

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2004
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