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Curtain

ca. 1935-1937 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'The Unicorn' curtain, printed (lino block) cotton. Plain weave cotton with an all over background pattern of small spots, white on green, crossed by diagonal lines of leaf motifs. To the centre left is the figure of a unicorn rampant followed by its slightly larger shadow. The unicorn is mainly white with a spot repeat and details, such as the mane, tail, etc., in very dark green. The shadow is deep green with white motifs. The bottom edge has a band in a further green hue. In all, five greens have been used.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Lino block printed cotton
Brief description
Curtain, printed cotton, ca. 1935-1937, British, designed and printed by Nancy Nicholson for the Poulk Press
Physical description
'The Unicorn' curtain, printed (lino block) cotton. Plain weave cotton with an all over background pattern of small spots, white on green, crossed by diagonal lines of leaf motifs. To the centre left is the figure of a unicorn rampant followed by its slightly larger shadow. The unicorn is mainly white with a spot repeat and details, such as the mane, tail, etc., in very dark green. The shadow is deep green with white motifs. The bottom edge has a band in a further green hue. In all, five greens have been used.
Dimensions
  • Top edge width: 1565mm
  • Bottom edge width: 1750mm
  • Proper right length: 2290mm
  • Proper left length: 2290mm
  • Weight including roller weight: 9.5kg
Collection
Accession number
T.384-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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