Pigeon
Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1940 (designed)
ca. 1940 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Gerald Holtom is best known for the symbol he designed for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, now used internationally as a peace sign. In the 1930s he had a furniture shop in Totenham Court Road called 'furniture for the small home' which sold his own block printed furniture fabric and also imported rugs from Cyprus. After the war he set up a workshop in Twickenham, Gerald Holtom Ltd. for 'theatre curtains and printed textiles.'
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Pigeon |
| Materials and techniques | Block-printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric of block-printed cotton, 'Pigeon', designed by Evelyn Hunt for Gerald Holtom Ltd., Great Britain, ca. 1940 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of block-printed cotton. |
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| Object history | Purchased from 'Gerald Holtom, Cotton Printer and Importer of Cyprus Rugs and Fabrics, 37 Willow Road, London NW3' |
| Summary | Gerald Holtom is best known for the symbol he designed for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, now used internationally as a peace sign. In the 1930s he had a furniture shop in Totenham Court Road called 'furniture for the small home' which sold his own block printed furniture fabric and also imported rugs from Cyprus. After the war he set up a workshop in Twickenham, Gerald Holtom Ltd. for 'theatre curtains and printed textiles.' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.62-1940 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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