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Princess

Furnishing Fabric
1933 (designed), 1971 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of lino-printed cotton in grey and white, and with a single red stripe. White cotton with two blocks used to form a vertical repeat of three images. With a red stripe printed about one inch wide above the lower repeat. One block has the head of a woman and below is a crown. The other has an abstract image of two roughly circular areas with some spotted texture and coarse tone. This second block is used both ways up. Printed in pale green blue-grey. The edges are cut.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePrincess (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Princess' of lino-printed cotton, designed by Ben Nicholson in 1933, made by Poulk Press, England, 1971
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of lino-printed cotton in grey and white, and with a single red stripe. White cotton with two blocks used to form a vertical repeat of three images. With a red stripe printed about one inch wide above the lower repeat. One block has the head of a woman and below is a crown. The other has an abstract image of two roughly circular areas with some spotted texture and coarse tone. This second block is used both ways up. Printed in pale green blue-grey. The edges are cut.
Dimensions
  • Length: 45.25in
  • Length: 115cm
  • Width: 16.25in
  • Width: 41.3cm
Board 1195 x 457 mm
Credit line
Given by Miss Nancy Nicholson
Object history
Circ.720-1971 to Circ.723-1971 (two prints onto paper and two onto cloth) were commissioned by Mr. Carol Hogben of the Circulation department in 1971 directly from Nancy Nicholson at Poulk Press in Ansty, Wiltshire. They were new impressions from 1930s blocks in her possession and authorised by Ben Nicholson. The commission was for display in a travelling exhibition of his work.
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. 29.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.723-1971

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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