Not on display

We don’t have an image of this object online yet.

More about images

V&A Images may have a photograph that we can’t show online, but it may be possible to supply one to you. Email us at vaimages@vam.ac.uk for guidance about fees and timescales, quoting the accession number: T.123-2015

Sequoia

Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
Fidelis Furnishing Fabrics Ltd (manufacturers)
Wakely, Shelagh (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Length of screen printed cotton furnishing fabric entitled 'Sequoia'. The design reflects the artist's love of the natural world as the large coniferous tree native to California provides the inspiration and the title for this fabric. Wakely enjoyed experimenting with scale and colour - in this design, the reddish brown of the sequoia tree has been translated into a repeat pattern, bringing a sense of nature (rather than a direct representation) into the domestic interior.

Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleSequoia (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen printed cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Screen
Brief description
Length of screenprinted cotton furnishing fabric entitled 'Sequoia', designed by Shelagh Wakeley for Fidelis Ltd. Great Britain, ca. 1966.
Physical description
Length of screen printed cotton furnishing fabric entitled 'Sequoia'. The design reflects the artist's love of the natural world as the large coniferous tree native to California provides the inspiration and the title for this fabric. Wakely enjoyed experimenting with scale and colour - in this design, the reddish brown of the sequoia tree has been translated into a repeat pattern, bringing a sense of nature (rather than a direct representation) into the domestic interior.
Dimensions
  • Length: 166.5cm
  • Width: 124cm
Dimensions taken from RF
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.123-2015

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJuly 22, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1297019/sequoia-furnishing-fabric-wakely-shelagh/
Download as: JSON