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At Home

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

Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton. With an abstract geometric design composed of parallel stripes of orange, purple, khaki, dark brown and green. The majority of stripes are narrow and used in short blocks with intersecting shapes. Complex shapes in the centre are formed by parallel zig-zag stripes. Broader stripes run parallel and next to the selvedge. Stripes of the same size are used in the centre of the design at intervals. The whole design is symmetrical about the centre vertical axis. The colourway is orange, brown and lime. Sewn at the top are three small samples in different colourways (each 8 inches x 8 inches): pink, yellow and orange; purple, blue and tan; green, blue and red.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAt Home (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'At Home' of screen-printed cotton, designed by Shirley Craven for Hull Traders Ltd., Great Britain, 1970
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton. With an abstract geometric design composed of parallel stripes of orange, purple, khaki, dark brown and green. The majority of stripes are narrow and used in short blocks with intersecting shapes. Complex shapes in the centre are formed by parallel zig-zag stripes. Broader stripes run parallel and next to the selvedge. Stripes of the same size are used in the centre of the design at intervals. The whole design is symmetrical about the centre vertical axis. The colourway is orange, brown and lime. Sewn at the top are three small samples in different colourways (each 8 inches x 8 inches): pink, yellow and orange; purple, blue and tan; green, blue and red.
Dimensions
  • Length: 289cm
  • Width: 129cm
  • Length: 113.75in
  • Width: 50.75in
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'AT HOME designed by CRAVEN Shrunk wash or dry clean' (Printed along the left hand selvedge)
  • 'Hand printed by HULL TRADERS LTD A TIME PRESENT FABRIC' (Printed along the right hand selvedge)
  • Manufacturer's label (Top right hand corner)
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.349-1971

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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