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Curtain

1937 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed rayon and linen curtain of 'Langton' design. Full width with a unfinished selvedge edge. Two pillars of trailing stylised leaves in pink, brown and cream with a curling ribbon in blue and plum form the design which has a pinky beige printed ground.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed on a woven rayon and linen ground.
Brief description
Printed rayon and linen curtains of 'Langton' design; Marion Dorn for Donald Bros., British, 1937
Physical description
Printed rayon and linen curtain of 'Langton' design. Full width with a unfinished selvedge edge. Two pillars of trailing stylised leaves in pink, brown and cream with a curling ribbon in blue and plum form the design which has a pinky beige printed ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 203cm
  • Width: 129.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Object history
Found unnumbered in the Collection.

Historical significance: Another pair of these curatins in different colours are already part of the Collection - Circ. 291-1938
Production
Made for Donald Bros. of Dundee
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
T.42:2-2001

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Record createdMay 21, 2001
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