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Gaiety

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

Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton. With a stylised floral pattern in pink, beige, pale blue, khaki and brown. Sinuous stems diagonally cross the width of the fabric.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGaiety (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Gaiety' of screen-printed cotton, designed by David Bartle for Heal Fabrics Ltd., Great Britain, 1971
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton. With a stylised floral pattern in pink, beige, pale blue, khaki and brown. Sinuous stems diagonally cross the width of the fabric.
Dimensions
  • Repeat length: 49cm
  • Length: 267cm
  • Width: 126cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Top Woven And Printed In England' (Printed on the left selvedge)
  • 'Top. 1 Heals 'Gaiety' Designed By David Bartle Shrink Resisting.' (Printed on the right selvedge)
Credit line
Given by Heal Fabrics Ltd.
Object history
Design number WE 3720.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.142-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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