Not on display

Heads

Furnishing Fabric
1956 (made)
Artist/Maker
David Whitehead & Sons Ltd. (manufacturer)
John Piper (designer)
Place of origin
Lancashire (made)

Furnishing fabric of screen-printed rayon in grey, blue, yellow, red and black. The pattern includes a fragmented angular abstract design.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleHeads (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed rayon
Cotton
Printing
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Heads' of screen-printed rayon, designed by John Piper for David Whitehead Ltd, Lancashire, 1956
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed rayon in grey, blue, yellow, red and black. The pattern includes a fragmented angular abstract design.
Dimensions
  • Width: 48in
  • Length: 77in
  • Width: 1258mm (Note: top)
  • Length: 1765mm
Credit line
Given by D. Whitehead Ltd
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.641-1956

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Record createdJuly 31, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O164693/heads-furnishing-fabric-john-piper/
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