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Afwillite 8.45

Dress Fabric
1951 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress fabric of screen-printed spun rayon. The design is based on a crystal structure diagram of afwillite. Asymmetrical circular shapes in dark red, white, yellow and turquoise.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleAfwillite 8.45 (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed spun rayon
Brief description
Dress fabric 'Afwillite 8.45' of screen-printed spun rayon, designed by S. M. Slade for British Celanese Limited, Great Britain, 1951
Physical description
Dress fabric of screen-printed spun rayon. The design is based on a crystal structure diagram of afwillite. Asymmetrical circular shapes in dark red, white, yellow and turquoise.
Credit line
Given by the Council of Industrial Design
Association
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.75D-1968

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Record createdJuly 5, 2013
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