Not on display

Furnishing Fabric

1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Edinburgh Weavers (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Carlisle (made)

Furnishing fabric of block-printed linen, with a stylised design of sailing boats, bridges and water in blue.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Scotland
Object type
Furnishing fabric
Materials and techniques
Block-printed linen
Brief description
Furnishing fabric of block-printed linen, designed by Alec Hunter for Edinburgh Weavers, Carlisle, 1930
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of block-printed linen, with a stylised design of sailing boats, bridges and water in blue.
Dimensions
  • Length: 51in
  • Width: 53in
  • Length: 54in
  • Width: 72in
  • Diameter: 88mm
Credit line
Given by J. W. F. Morton, Esq.
Bibliographic reference
Lesley Jackson, Alastair Morton and Edinburgh Weavers (London: V&A Publishing, 2012), p. 33, pl. 37
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.835-1967

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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