Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1928 (made)
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This furnishing fabric was woven in France in about 1928 for Betty Joel. She was a furniture and interior designer who sold French furnishings throughout the 1920s from her showroom in Sloane Street, London.
From the late 1920s, textile designs were increasingly abstract and more muted in colour. We do not know who designed or made this piece but the composition is very similar to one by Süe et Mare called 'Sous Bois'. An example of 'Sous Bois' is the upholstery on a daybed in the V&A (Mus. no. W.18-1980).
From the late 1920s, textile designs were increasingly abstract and more muted in colour. We do not know who designed or made this piece but the composition is very similar to one by Süe et Mare called 'Sous Bois'. An example of 'Sous Bois' is the upholstery on a daybed in the V&A (Mus. no. W.18-1980).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton and rayon damask |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric of cotton and rayon damask, France, ca. 1928, made for Betty Joel Ltd. |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of grey and green cotton damask with a grey rayon weft. A composition of overlapping leaves in alternating paler and darker bands of silk. |
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| Object history | The design is very similar to one by Süe et Mare called 'Sous Bois', a reproduction example of which is the upholstery on a daybed W.18-1980. There is also a tapestry of the same design as the latter shown in Plate XXXVI of Verneuil, M. Pillard. Exposition des arts décoratifs Paris 1925: Etoffes et tapis étrangers. Paris : Editions Albert Levy, 1925. |
| Summary | This furnishing fabric was woven in France in about 1928 for Betty Joel. She was a furniture and interior designer who sold French furnishings throughout the 1920s from her showroom in Sloane Street, London. From the late 1920s, textile designs were increasingly abstract and more muted in colour. We do not know who designed or made this piece but the composition is very similar to one by Süe et Mare called 'Sous Bois'. An example of 'Sous Bois' is the upholstery on a daybed in the V&A (Mus. no. W.18-1980). |
| Bibliographic reference | Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 49.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.31A-1936 |
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| Record created | August 16, 2002 |
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