Meridian
Furnishing Fabric
1962 (made)
1962 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
From 1960 Shirley Craven (b.1934) worked as a design and colour consultant for the avant-garde textile manufacturers, Hull Traders Ltd and in 1963 became a director of the firm. She is noted for her strong, abstract designs several of which received Council of Industrial Design Awards in the 1960s. She taught textile design at Goldsmiths College from the early 1960s until 1994.
Hull Traders Ltd of Trawden, Colne, Lancashire, was founded in 1957 by Tristram Hull to produce short runs of screen-printed furnishing fabrics. In 1980 the company became part of Badehome Ltd which was dissolved in 1982.
Hull Traders Ltd of Trawden, Colne, Lancashire, was founded in 1957 by Tristram Hull to produce short runs of screen-printed furnishing fabrics. In 1980 the company became part of Badehome Ltd which was dissolved in 1982.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Meridian (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton satin |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Meridian' of printed downproof cotton satin, designed by Shirley Craven for Hull Traders Ltd., Great Britain, 1962 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of printed downproof cotton satin in 3 colours. Orange; Blue/Green; Beige Three samples of furnishing fabric 'Meridian' of printed downproof cotton satin, designed by Shirley Craven for Hull Traders Ltd., Great Britain, 1962 Largest sample has Hull Traders label, colour: orange. Two further half width samples are sewn to this across the top in colourways: Blue/green and Beige. The design was available in these three colourways. |
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| Credit line | Given by the makers |
| Object history | Registered File number 1977/2184. |
| Summary | From 1960 Shirley Craven (b.1934) worked as a design and colour consultant for the avant-garde textile manufacturers, Hull Traders Ltd and in 1963 became a director of the firm. She is noted for her strong, abstract designs several of which received Council of Industrial Design Awards in the 1960s. She taught textile design at Goldsmiths College from the early 1960s until 1994. Hull Traders Ltd of Trawden, Colne, Lancashire, was founded in 1957 by Tristram Hull to produce short runs of screen-printed furnishing fabrics. In 1980 the company became part of Badehome Ltd which was dissolved in 1982. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.142-1989 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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