Furnishing fabric
Furnishing Fabric
1980s
1980s
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| Place of origin |
Furnishing fabric, 'Graffiti', cotton, John Wilman for Coloroll, 1980s
Light grey ground with black text in different fonts spelling out: GRAFFITI, Now, new, DREAMS, number one, art, ABC, the first, YOU. With mid-grey ribbon-like squiggles and red, yellow and blue confetti-like squares. All printed on white, giving irregular white outline in places.
The right-hand selvedge is printed with : exclusive John Wilman design a COLOROLL R product 100% cotton allow for shrinkage MACHINE HANDWASH (followed by 3 care advice symbols) DO NOT TUMBLE DRY (followed by symbol) Made in Denmark
Light grey ground with black text in different fonts spelling out: GRAFFITI, Now, new, DREAMS, number one, art, ABC, the first, YOU. With mid-grey ribbon-like squiggles and red, yellow and blue confetti-like squares. All printed on white, giving irregular white outline in places.
The right-hand selvedge is printed with : exclusive John Wilman design a COLOROLL R product 100% cotton allow for shrinkage MACHINE HANDWASH (followed by 3 care advice symbols) DO NOT TUMBLE DRY (followed by symbol) Made in Denmark
Object details
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| Title | Furnishing fabric |
| Materials and techniques | Coloroll used flexographic printing, an economical process for high-volume production. This textile was probably printed using this technique. |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric, 'Graffiti', cotton, John Wilman for Coloroll, 1980s |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric, 'Graffiti', cotton, John Wilman for Coloroll, 1980s Light grey ground with black text in different fonts spelling out: GRAFFITI, Now, new, DREAMS, number one, art, ABC, the first, YOU. With mid-grey ribbon-like squiggles and red, yellow and blue confetti-like squares. All printed on white, giving irregular white outline in places. The right-hand selvedge is printed with : exclusive John Wilman design a COLOROLL R product 100% cotton allow for shrinkage MACHINE HANDWASH (followed by 3 care advice symbols) DO NOT TUMBLE DRY (followed by symbol) Made in Denmark |
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| Credit line | Given by Phil Crockett |
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| Accession number | T.1-2020 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2020 |
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