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Sunflowers

Furnishing Fabric
1962 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton crêpe with large design of sunflowers in black and purple on a cream ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSunflowers (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed cotton crêpe
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Sunflowers' of screen-printed cotton crêpe, designed by Howard Carter for Heal Fabrics Ltd., Great Britain, 1962
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton crêpe with large design of sunflowers in black and purple on a cream ground.
Dimensions
  • Width: 48in
  • Length: 144in
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • HEALS 'SUNFLOWER' BY HOWARD CARTER' (Printed on the selvedge)
  • 'WOVEN & PRINTED IN ENGLAND TOP' (Printed on the selvedge)
  • Transliteration
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Given by the Council of Industrial Design
Object history
Historical significance: Winner of Design Centre Award in 1962.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.598-1963

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Record createdMay 8, 2008
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