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Montane

Furnishing Fabric
1970 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton. With an abstract geometric design of dots and narrow stripes arranged in a small triangular pattern in 'herringbone' fashion across the width of the fabric. The background of the design is chocolate brown on white, the dots are white, pale blue, grey and beige, and the stripes are white. The design is symmetrical about the vertical axis.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMontane (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Montane' of screen-printed cotton, designed by Evelyn Redgrave for Heal Fabrics Ltd., Great Britain, 1970
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton. With an abstract geometric design of dots and narrow stripes arranged in a small triangular pattern in 'herringbone' fashion across the width of the fabric. The background of the design is chocolate brown on white, the dots are white, pale blue, grey and beige, and the stripes are white. The design is symmetrical about the vertical axis.
Dimensions
  • Repeat length: 14.2cm
  • Length: 266cm
  • Width: 124cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Top Heals Montane Designed by Evelyn Redgrave Shrink Resisting (Printed on the selvedge)
  • Printed in England Top (Printed on the selvedge)
  • 'Number WE 3663 Length 3" ' (On the paper label)
Credit line
Given by Heal Fabrics Ltd.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.146-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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