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Glentanna

Furnishing Fabric
1973 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of printed linen. White linen printed in purple, blue and turquoise with an abstract design of two intersecting circles in purple outlined on a striated swirling ground, and the circles contain either very stylised landscapes and geological forms or elaborate cloud-like shapes. Large void areas near the narrow selvedges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGlentanna (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed linen
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Glentanna' of printed linen, designed by Adrianne Morag-Ferguson for Heal Fabrics Ltd., Great Britain, 1973
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of printed linen. White linen printed in purple, blue and turquoise with an abstract design of two intersecting circles in purple outlined on a striated swirling ground, and the circles contain either very stylised landscapes and geological forms or elaborate cloud-like shapes. Large void areas near the narrow selvedges.
Dimensions
  • Width: 1270mm
  • Length: 1885mm
  • Repeat length: 450mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Heals "Glentanna" Designed by Adrianne Morag-Ferguson Top +' (Printed on the left hand selvedge)
  • '+ Top Woven and printed in England shrink resistant' (Printed on the right hand selvedge)
  • 'Heal's of London No. WE. 7332' (On paper label)
Credit line
Given by Heal Fabrics Ltd.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.231-1974

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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