Jungle
Dress Fabric
ca. 1946 (made)
ca. 1946 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
‘Jungle’ was designed, by the artist Feliks Topolski (1907–89), for Ascher Limited around 1946, and was produced as furnishing fabric. The pattern was screen-printed onto the fabric, which allowed the print to maintain the distinctive quality of Topolski’s design. Ascher Limited was founded by Zika and Lida Ascher from the Czech Republic in 1942. Along with Alastair Morton for Edinburgh Weavers, Ascher began the practice of working with artists in 1944 to produce innovative textile designs. This design by Topolski was repeated over the fabric, which required greater skill than producing the more straightforward scarves and panels. Such designs were used by leading fashion designers as well as ready-to-wear companies.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Jungle (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen printed spun rayon |
| Brief description | Printed dress fabric, ca. 1946, British, designed by Felix Topolski for Ascher. "Jungle" |
| Physical description | Screen printed spun rayon featuring jungle scene with palm tress, giraffe, elephant and snakes in bright pink and yellow on white ground |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Ascher Ltd |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | ‘Jungle’ was designed, by the artist Feliks Topolski (1907–89), for Ascher Limited around 1946, and was produced as furnishing fabric. The pattern was screen-printed onto the fabric, which allowed the print to maintain the distinctive quality of Topolski’s design. Ascher Limited was founded by Zika and Lida Ascher from the Czech Republic in 1942. Along with Alastair Morton for Edinburgh Weavers, Ascher began the practice of working with artists in 1944 to produce innovative textile designs. This design by Topolski was repeated over the fabric, which required greater skill than producing the more straightforward scarves and panels. Such designs were used by leading fashion designers as well as ready-to-wear companies. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.418-1948 |
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| Record created | April 4, 2005 |
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