Horizontal
Furnishing Fabric
1937 (made)
1937 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of Jacquard-woven cotton and rayon. With a geometrical design of interlocking L-shapes and rectangles in blue, white, pale grey and dark peach.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Horizontal (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Jacquard-woven cotton and rayon |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Horizontal' of Jacquard-woven cotton and rayon, designed by Ben Nicholson, made by Edinburgh Weavers, Carlisle, 1937. |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of Jacquard-woven cotton and rayon. With a geometrical design of interlocking L-shapes and rectangles in blue, white, pale grey and dark peach. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Edinburgh Weavers |
| Object history | Historical significance: This and CIRC.170-1938, CIRC.471-1939, CIRC.523-1954 and CIRC.470-1939 are from the range of 'Constructivist Textiles' designed by Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson for Edinburgh Weavers in Autumn 1937. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Hollis, Marianne and Opie, Jennifer. Thirties: British Art and Design before the war. London : Arts Council, 1979. Catalogue 10.10. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.172A-1938 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2009 |
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