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Furnishing Fabric

c. 1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
Pastori & Cassanova (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Italy (manufactured)

Furnishing fabric, woven damask, Italian, c. 1940, Pastori & Cassanova, leaf and dotted trellis on moiré ground, non-reversible

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Furnishing Fabric
Courtaulds Textiles
Object type
Furnishing fabric
Materials and techniques
woven silk damask
Brief description
Furnishing fabric, woven damask, Italian, c. 1940, Pastori & Cassanova, leaf and dotted trellis on moiré ground, non-reversible
Dimensions
  • Width: 682mm
  • Length: 1305mm
Credit line
Given by Sara Lee Courtaulds
Object history
From Courtaulds Design Library, group G4. The Courtaulds Design Library principally contained records from the Courtaulds’ factories at Halstead and Bocking, Essex, and Halifax, and the large collection that came into Courtaulds’ possession through its acquisition of Morton Sundour and Edinburgh Weavers in 1963. The library was used by designers within Courtaulds and was also available for the use of Courtaulds’ customers. Following the acquisition of Courtaulds by the international corporation Sara Lee and the subsequent change in the business it was decided that the V&A would be the most appropriate location for the collection to enable it to be appreciated and used more fully. The Library was donated to the V&A by Sara Lee Courtaulds in 2001.

Museum label: "MUSEUM & LIBRARY / MORTON SUNDOUR FABRICS LTD., CARLISLE / NUMBER 1280 / CASE 11 / SHELF 2 / DATE AND ORIGIN OF ACQUISITION: PASTORI AND C. 1940 / DESCRIPTION: DAMASK"
Label: " no / 7039 / af 1/2"
Metal tag with Nazi eagle insignia
Other numbers
  • 1280 - Morton Sundour Museum Number
  • 7039 - design number
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.1490-2018

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Record createdMarch 6, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1434750/furnishing-fabric-pastori--cassanova/
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