Furnishing Fabric

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Artist/Maker	Betty Joel Ltd (retailer)
Place of origin	France (made)

This damask furnishing fabric was woven in France in about 1930 for Betty Joel. It depicts stylised clouds, stormy weather and rough seas, following the 1930s trend for increasingly abstract designs in muted colours. Joel was a furniture and interior designer who sold French furnishings from the 1920s onwards from her showroom in Sloane Street, London.

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Categories	Textiles Interiors SCRAN
Object type	Furnishing fabric
Materials and techniques	Silk and cotton damask Cotton Damask Silk (Textile) Weaving
Brief description	Furnishing fabric of silk and cotton damask, France, ca. 1930, retailed by Betty Joel Ltd.
Physical description	Furnishing fabric of grey cotton damask with a weft of blue, green and yellow silks. With stylised clouds, stormy weather and rough seas.
Dimensions	Length: 132cm Width: 31cm
Style	Art Deco
Credit line	Given by Betty Joel Ltd
Summary	This damask furnishing fabric was woven in France in about 1930 for Betty Joel. It depicts stylised clouds, stormy weather and rough seas, following the 1930s trend for increasingly abstract designs in muted colours. Joel was a furniture and interior designer who sold French furnishings from the 1920s onwards from her showroom in Sloane Street, London.
Bibliographic reference	Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 51.
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	CIRC.26-1936

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Record created	August 21, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O67113/furnishing-fabric-betty-joel-ltd/

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