Not on display

Poppies

Furnishing Fabric
1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric sample of white, bleached, satin finish cotton printed with a pattern of vertical curvilinear poppy stems bearing large, freely executed poppy heads in three blues, three greens and one brown.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePoppies
Materials and techniques
Bleached, satin finished, printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric sample of printed satin finish cotton, 'Poppies', designed by Alister Maynard, manufactured by G.H. Tex, England, 1960s
Physical description
Furnishing fabric sample of white, bleached, satin finish cotton printed with a pattern of vertical curvilinear poppy stems bearing large, freely executed poppy heads in three blues, three greens and one brown.
Dimensions
  • Length: 23in
  • Width: 24in
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'printed in vat colours' (Inscribed on selvedge in brown)
  • 'Poppies, No. 2622 Col. 1 width 50" length 3/4 x 1/2' (Inscribed on white label)
  • 'Returnable G.H. Tex' (Inscribed on reverse of white label)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Molly Maynard
Collection
Accession number
T.412A-1977

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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