Bauhaus
Furnishing Fabric
1972 (made)
1972 (made)
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Screen printed cotton furnishing fabric with an abstract pattern in various brightly coloured blocks, cloud shapes, curves and checker-board patterns with a somewhat mountainous motif running through. Colours include bright red, yellows, orange, greens, blues, pink and purple. Inspired by Gunta Stölzl wall hanging.
Object details
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| Title | Bauhaus (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric of printed cotton, 'Bauhaus', designed by Collier Campbell for Liberty & Co. Ltd., Great Britain, 1972 |
| Physical description | Screen printed cotton furnishing fabric with an abstract pattern in various brightly coloured blocks, cloud shapes, curves and checker-board patterns with a somewhat mountainous motif running through. Colours include bright red, yellows, orange, greens, blues, pink and purple. Inspired by Gunta Stölzl wall hanging. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'vat colours Liberty of London exclusive design' (Inscribed on selvedges) |
| Credit line | Given by A.I. Stewart Liberty of Liberty |
| Object history | Originally designed in 1969 as a silk scarf, used on 'Varuna' wool for Cacherel in 1970 and produced on chinon for the 1975 centenary collection. |
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| Accession number | T.447-1977 |
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| Record created | April 16, 2009 |
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