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Bexley

Furnishing Fabric
1899 (made)
Artist/Maker
Warner and Sons (maker)
Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Furnishing fabric of woven silk. Art Nouveau design woven from pale lilac and white silk in a thin tissue. Plain weave at the top and bottom.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleBexley
Materials and techniques
Woven silk
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Bexley' of woven silk, designed by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo for Warner and Sons, England, 1899
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of woven silk. Art Nouveau design woven from pale lilac and white silk in a thin tissue. Plain weave at the top and bottom.
Dimensions
  • Length: 55in
  • Width: 50.125in
  • Length: 139.7cm
  • Width: 127.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • W & S (Stamped in purple in one corner)
  • 32666 (Warner registry number)
Credit line
Given by Warner and Sons
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.175-1972

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O288573/bexley-furnishing-fabric-arthur-heygate-mackmurdo/
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