Sample
ca. 1930 (made)
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Woven furnishing fabric sample of linen warp and weft with horizontal bands of orange and yellow wool.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven linen and wool |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric sample of woven linen and wool, made by Rodier, France, ca. 1930 |
| Physical description | Woven furnishing fabric sample of linen warp and weft with horizontal bands of orange and yellow wool. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | Paul Rodier was best known for his woven dress fabrics made from unusual yarns. He expanded into furnishing fabrics in the 1920s. |
| Historical context | Paul Rodier supplied some of the textiles for the luxury liner Ile de France. One of the few manufacturers to make 'authentic' cubist fabrics, he produced some woven abstracts designed by Picasso for the interior designer Jean-Michel Frank. |
| Associated object | T.436-1980 (Duplicate) |
| Bibliographic reference | Jackson, L. Twentieth Century Pattern Design. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002, p54 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.370-1998 |
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| Record created | December 7, 2007 |
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