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Meadowbank II

Furnishing Fabric
1976 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of printed cotton. With a design of horizontal banks of flowers across the width of the fabric. Dense foliage from which springs a flower, stylised slightly in the manner of wood-block illustrations. The outlines are printed in sepia, the background in bands of brown shading to grey-green, the petals and leaves left void, and showing a white ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMeadowbank II (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Meadowbank II' of printed cotton, designed by Peter Hall for Heal Fabrics Ltd., Great Britain, 1976
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of printed cotton. With a design of horizontal banks of flowers across the width of the fabric. Dense foliage from which springs a flower, stylised slightly in the manner of wood-block illustrations. The outlines are printed in sepia, the background in bands of brown shading to grey-green, the petals and leaves left void, and showing a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 308cm
  • Width: 127cm
  • Length: 121.25in
  • Width: 50in
  • Diameter: 90mm (Note: Diameter of roller and velcro)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'TOP HEALS MEADOWBANK II DESIGNED BY PETER HALL' (Printed on the left hand selvedge)
  • 'HEALS FABRICS OF LONDON' (Printed on the right hand selvedge)
  • 'No. WE 7811' (Manufacturer's label on the top left corner)
Credit line
Given by Heal Fabrics Ltd.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.6-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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