Plankton
Furnishing Fabric
1951 (made)
1951 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Gerald Holtom is best known for the symbol he designed for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, now used internationally as a peace sign. In the 1930s he had a furniture shop in Totenham Court Road called 'furniture for the small home' which sold his own block printed furniture fabric and also imported rugs from Cyprus. After the war he set up a workshop in Twickenham, Gerald Holtom Ltd. for 'theatre curtains and printed textiles.'
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Plankton (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen printed cotton |
| Brief description | screen printed cotton, 1951, British; Gerald Holtom Ltd. "Plankton" |
| Physical description | Screen printed cotton, images of white plankton on dark blue ground |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | This design is taken from drawings of Radiolaria (protozoa). The fabric was used as a wall covering of a construction in the Dome of Discovery in the Festival of Britain. The lighting was arranged to pick out the white motifs. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | Gerald Holtom is best known for the symbol he designed for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, now used internationally as a peace sign. In the 1930s he had a furniture shop in Totenham Court Road called 'furniture for the small home' which sold his own block printed furniture fabric and also imported rugs from Cyprus. After the war he set up a workshop in Twickenham, Gerald Holtom Ltd. for 'theatre curtains and printed textiles.' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.225-1951 |
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| Record created | April 4, 2005 |
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