Daffodils

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Artist/Maker	Wardle & Co. (designed for) Lewis Foreman Day (designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Furnishing fabric of printed velveteen. Large clumps of daffodils are printed in two shades of yellow outlined by green on a darker green ground. Shown with bulbs and root tendrils. The design is formed from only two different clumps, one placed in half-drop to the other, in a close repeat 15 inches high and 15.25 inches wide. The printed panel has been made into a curtain by the addition of a wide strip of plain velvet to either side, and matching the ground of the printed velveteen.

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Categories	Textiles Interiors
Object type	Furnishing fabric
Title	Daffodils
Materials and techniques	Printed velveteen Velveteen Printing
Brief description	Furnishing fabric 'Daffodils' of printed velveteen, designed by Lewis Day for Wardle & Co., Great Britain, ca. 1888.
Physical description	Furnishing fabric of printed velveteen. Large clumps of daffodils are printed in two shades of yellow outlined by green on a darker green ground. Shown with bulbs and root tendrils. The design is formed from only two different clumps, one placed in half-drop to the other, in a close repeat 15 inches high and 15.25 inches wide. The printed panel has been made into a curtain by the addition of a wide strip of plain velvet to either side, and matching the ground of the printed velveteen.
Dimensions	Printed panel length: 81.5in Printed panel width: 32in Curtain width: 75in Weight: 2.18kg
Credit line	Given by Mrs E. Thornton
Subject depicted	Daffodils
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.75-1967

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O268450/daffodils-furnishing-fabric-lewis-foreman-day/

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