Not on display

Barbed Wire

Furnishing Fabric
1947 (made)
Artist/Maker
Ascher Ltd (designed for)
Henry Spencer Moore (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Furnishing fabric of screen-printed rayon. With an abstract design of barbed wire and parachutes.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleBarbed Wire (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed rayon
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Barbed Wire' of screen-printed rayon, designed by Henry Spencer Moore for Ascher Ltd., London, 1947
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed rayon. With an abstract design of barbed wire and parachutes.
Dimensions
  • Length: 63.5cm
  • Width: 46cm
  • Length: 24in
  • Width: 18in
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.96C-1947

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O270397/barbed-wire-furnishing-fabric-henry-spencer-moore/
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