Not currently on display at the V&A

Tropicana

Furnishing Fabric
1977 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of printed cotton with a repeating pattern of floral arrangements upon which perch various tropical birds surrounded by butterflies. The length is divided by one central and two lateral borders of diagonal stripes. It has a black ground and the pattern is in bright colours of pink, red, green, yellow and blue with black outlines.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTropicana (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of printed cotton, 'Tropicana', designed by Natalie Gibson, manufactured by Heal Fabrics Ltd., Great Britain, 1977
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of printed cotton with a repeating pattern of floral arrangements upon which perch various tropical birds surrounded by butterflies. The length is divided by one central and two lateral borders of diagonal stripes. It has a black ground and the pattern is in bright colours of pink, red, green, yellow and blue with black outlines.
Dimensions
  • Length: 3m
  • Width: 217cm
Credit line
Given by Mr F. R. Hutchings
Collection
Accession number
T.34-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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