Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1933 (designed)
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Furnishing fabric of hand lino block-printed cotton with yellow stripes and a black club motif.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lino block-printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric of hand lino block-printed cotton, designed by Ben Nicholson, made by Poulk Press, England, ca. 1933 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of hand lino block-printed cotton with yellow stripes and a black club motif. |
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| Object history | Circ.363-1974 to Circ.365-1974 were owned by Winifred Nicholson who loaned them to the museum from 1971. In 1974 the museum purchased them directly from her. She noted that the spotted textile, Circ.363-1974 was unique and a personal favourite. |
| Production | Made between 1933-1970. |
| Bibliographic reference | Pratt, Lucy. 'Ben Nicholson's block-printed textiles at the V&A: an art form on fabric', Apollo, vol. 148, no. 439, Oct. 1998, p. 30. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.364-1974 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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