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Deerleap

Furnishing Fabric
1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of silk and wool damask. The repeat consists of pairs of interlocked, horizontal meandering bands with running and leaping geometricised stags. These are separated by stylised conifers and vegetation. The design is carried out alternately in cream warp face satin on yellow ochre weft face woollen twill, and yellow ochre weft face woollen twill on cream warp face satin.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDeerleap
Materials and techniques
Silk and woollen damask
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of silk and woollen damask, 'Deerleap', designed by Alec Hunter and probably woven by St Edmundsbury Weavers, Great Britain, 1930
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of silk and wool damask. The repeat consists of pairs of interlocked, horizontal meandering bands with running and leaping geometricised stags. These are separated by stylised conifers and vegetation. The design is carried out alternately in cream warp face satin on yellow ochre weft face woollen twill, and yellow ochre weft face woollen twill on cream warp face satin.
Dimensions
  • Length: 18in
  • Width: 26in
  • Bands width: 7cm
  • Length: 45.7cm
  • Width: 66cm
Credit line
Given by Mr J. W. F. Morton
Collection
Accession number
T.164-1973

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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