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Kasbah

Furnishing Fabric
1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Length of furnishing fabric of printed cotton. On a mushroom coloured background, the geometric design is based upon elements from traditional carpet design. The form include triangles, squares, diamonds and the boteh in dark colours which give the design a rich quality. The 9 colours are brown, green, yellow, pink, blue, sand, grey, orange and black. The selvedge is inscribed 'KASBAH COLLIER CAMPBELL WITH FISBA reg. design.'

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Kasbah (assigned by artist)
  • 6 Views (series title)
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
Length of furnishing fabric of printed cotton 'Kasbah' from '6 Viewes', designed by Sarah Campbell and Susan Collier of Collier Campbell, Great Britain, for Christian Fischbacher, Switzerland, printed by Standfast, 1983
Physical description
Length of furnishing fabric of printed cotton. On a mushroom coloured background, the geometric design is based upon elements from traditional carpet design. The form include triangles, squares, diamonds and the boteh in dark colours which give the design a rich quality. The 9 colours are brown, green, yellow, pink, blue, sand, grey, orange and black. The selvedge is inscribed 'KASBAH COLLIER CAMPBELL WITH FISBA reg. design.'
Dimensions
  • Length: 300cm
  • Width: 54in
Marks and inscriptions
'KASBAH COLLIER CAMPBELL WITH FISBA reg. design' (Inscribed on the selvedge)
Credit line
Given by the makers
Collection
Accession number
T.186-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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