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Pomegranate

Furnishing Fabric
1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Hull Traders Ltd. (designed for)
Althea McNish (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Born in Trinidad and trained in London, Althea McNish was quickly taken up by the thriving British textile industry in the late 1950s. She had a successful career as a freelance designer to companies such as Heal Fabrics, Ascher, Hull Traders, Liberty and Edinburgh Weavers before working on hand-painted textile hangings. Her designs are characterised by a vibrant choice of colour and free, painterly arrangements.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Caribbean
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitlePomegranate (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton satin
Cotton
Printed
Satin Weave
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Pomegranate' of printed heavy cotton satin, designed by Althea McNish for Hull Traders Ltd., Great Britain, 1960
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of printed heavy cotton satin in 3 colours.
Dimensions
  • Largest textile measured along top overlocked edge width: 1276mm (Maximum)
  • Largest textile length: 1400mm (Maximum)
  • Small sample orange colourway width: 635mm (Maximum)
  • Small sample purple colourway width: 635mm (Maximum)
  • Small sample purple colourway length: 660mm (Maximum)
  • Small sample orange colourway length: 625mm (Maximum)
Measured by conservation
Credit line
Given by the makers
Object history
Registered File number 1977/2184.
Summary
Born in Trinidad and trained in London, Althea McNish was quickly taken up by the thriving British textile industry in the late 1950s. She had a successful career as a freelance designer to companies such as Heal Fabrics, Ascher, Hull Traders, Liberty and Edinburgh Weavers before working on hand-painted textile hangings. Her designs are characterised by a vibrant choice of colour and free, painterly arrangements.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.180-1989

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O270433/pomegranate-furnishing-fabric-althea-mcnish/
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