Dress Fabric
1930 (made)
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The Paris Exhibition of decorative arts of 1925 had an enormous impact on American design when it toured the USA the following year. It encouraged American designers to create furniture and interiors in the modern style. One example is this printed silk dress fabric of brightly coloured fruit. It was designed for the Stehli Silks Corporation in 1930.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed silk crêpe de Chine |
| Brief description | Printed silk crêpe-de-chine from Stehli Silks; USA; ca. 1930. |
| Physical description | Design of pears, apples and cherries mottled in red, yellow and green with grey and red bunches of grapes on a black ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'An Original Stehli Design' (Printed on selvedge) |
| Credit line | Given by the Stehli Silks Corporation |
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| Summary | The Paris Exhibition of decorative arts of 1925 had an enormous impact on American design when it toured the USA the following year. It encouraged American designers to create furniture and interiors in the modern style. One example is this printed silk dress fabric of brightly coloured fruit. It was designed for the Stehli Silks Corporation in 1930. |
| Bibliographic reference | Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 68.
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| Accession number | T.88C-1930 |
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| Record created | August 29, 2002 |
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