Not on display

Compton

Furnishing Fabric
1896 (designed), ca. 1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
Stead McAlpin (printer)
Warner and Sons (made for)
Morris, William (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Furnishing fabric of block printed cotton with a large scale meandering design of tulip-like flowers with buds and green foliage. Colours include blue, pink, red and three shades of green on a white background.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleCompton
Materials and techniques
Block printed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of printed cotton, 'Compton', designed by William Morris, 1896, printed by Stead McAlpin for Warner and Sons, Great Britain, ca. 1955
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of block printed cotton with a large scale meandering design of tulip-like flowers with buds and green foliage. Colours include blue, pink, red and three shades of green on a white background.
Dimensions
  • Length: 33.75in
  • Length: 85.8cm
  • Width: 55in
  • Width: 139.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'This is a Warner Fabric' (Attached blue paper label with crest and trademark)
  • 'Compton: CB526: 1 repeat: width, 50ins: cotton 100%' (Reverse of attached blue paper label with crest and trademark)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.2-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O270883/compton-furnishing-fabric-morris-william/
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