Adam
Furnishing Fabric
1958 (designed)
1958 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Furnishing fabric of brocaded cotton and rayon with a stripe design containing stylised flowers and semi-abstract male figure.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Adam (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Brocaded cotton and rayon |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Adam' of brocaded cotton and rayon, designed by Keith Vaughan, made by Edinburgh Weavers, Carlisle, 1958 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of brocaded cotton and rayon with a stripe design containing stylised flowers and semi-abstract male figure. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by the Council of Industrial Design |
| Object history | This fabric was designed for use by architects in lofty interiors. Historical significance: Winner of a CoID Design of the Year award, 1958. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | T.263-2009 (Duplicate) |
| Bibliographic reference | Crowther, Lily. Award Winning British Design 1957-1988. London: V&A Publishing, 2012.
p.32 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.466-1963 |
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| Record created | December 21, 2007 |
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