Furnishing Fabric
1925-1928 (made)
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Established in 1884, G.P & J Baker Ltd specialises in high quality woven and printed textiles for furnishings. The company has collected an archive containing many historical textiles and pattern books to provide its designers with inspiration. Some designs were also inspired by objects in the V&A. This is one of five examples of furnishing fabric given to the museum in 1928. It is based upon the Abigail Pett bed-hangings (T.13-1929).
By the 1920s, however, avant-garde textile designers in Britain were particularly interested in severe, sparsely coloured, abstract and geometric designs. Although Bakers did not embrace the extremes of this style, the company did bring out an experimental range of purely geometric patterns.
By the 1920s, however, avant-garde textile designers in Britain were particularly interested in severe, sparsely coloured, abstract and geometric designs. Although Bakers did not embrace the extremes of this style, the company did bring out an experimental range of purely geometric patterns.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed linen |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric of printed linen, made by G.P. & J. Baker, England, 1925-1928 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of printed linen. Green ground and printed in greens, oranges, browns, pinks, reds and yellows, depicting stylized trees, outsize crane or heron, small stylized leopard, running deer, orange monkey in a tree, orange squirrel in a tree, and orange dragon. |
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| Credit line | Given by G. P. & J. Baker |
| Object history | The textiles (T.373, T.375,T.376, T.377 and T.378-1988) donated to the Museum in 1928 by G.P & J. Baker were all inspired by V&A holdings. The design on this textile is directly based upon the Abigail Pett Hangings (T.13 to I-1929), a set of late seventeenth-century bed curtains and hangings with crewel wool embroidery. |
| Production | Inspired by the Abigail Pett hangings in the Museum |
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| Summary | Established in 1884, G.P & J Baker Ltd specialises in high quality woven and printed textiles for furnishings. The company has collected an archive containing many historical textiles and pattern books to provide its designers with inspiration. Some designs were also inspired by objects in the V&A. This is one of five examples of furnishing fabric given to the museum in 1928. It is based upon the Abigail Pett bed-hangings (T.13-1929). By the 1920s, however, avant-garde textile designers in Britain were particularly interested in severe, sparsely coloured, abstract and geometric designs. Although Bakers did not embrace the extremes of this style, the company did bring out an experimental range of purely geometric patterns. |
| Associated object | T.13-1929 (Source) |
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| Accession number | T.378-1998 |
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| Record created | February 7, 2008 |
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