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Skara Brae

Furnishing Fabric
1959 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSkara Brae (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Skara Brae' of screen-printed cotton, designed by William Scott for Edinburgh Weavers, Carlisle, 1959
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton.
Dimensions
  • Width: 50in
  • Length: 108in
  • Width: 124cm
  • Length: 254cm (Note: note turned up hem additional 8.5cm)
Credit line
Given by Edinburgh Weavers
Bibliographic reference
The Mortons : Three Generations of Textile Creation (exhibition catalogue, V&A, 1973), cat. no. 274.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.266-1960

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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