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Volution

Furnishing Fabric
1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of machine screen-printed cotton. A black ground with a slightly psychedelic and architectural large-scale design in two shades of orange and mauve-grey. Big scalloped flower shapes in orange with wide bands of orange, brown and khaki surrounding them. Stripes between each pair of flowers down the middle of the pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleVolution (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Machine screen-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Volution' of machine screen-printed cotton, designed by Peter Hall for Heal Fabrics Ltd., Great Britain, 1969
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of machine screen-printed cotton. A black ground with a slightly psychedelic and architectural large-scale design in two shades of orange and mauve-grey. Big scalloped flower shapes in orange with wide bands of orange, brown and khaki surrounding them. Stripes between each pair of flowers down the middle of the pattern.
Dimensions
  • Length: 108in
  • Width: 48in
  • Diameter: 95mm
Marks and inscriptions
Heal's "Volution" designed by Peter Hall (Written on selvedge as part of print)
Credit line
Given by Heal Fabrics Ltd.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.40-1969

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Record createdApril 14, 2009
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