Futurist
Furnishing Fabric
1920 (made)
1920 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The donor’s female cousin, whose name is unknown, designed this fabric for Franklin & Franklin in 1920. It is called ‘Futurist’. The flower motifs are similar to those of Raoul Dufy’s printed textiles.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Futurist (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Roller printed cotton |
| Brief description | Roller printed cotton, British, 1920. |
| Physical description | Black and white blooms superimposed on rainbow coloured vertical stripes. |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Miss Marjorie Sankey |
| Summary | The donor’s female cousin, whose name is unknown, designed this fabric for Franklin & Franklin in 1920. It is called ‘Futurist’. The flower motifs are similar to those of Raoul Dufy’s printed textiles. |
| Bibliographic reference | Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 86.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.16-1939 |
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| Record created | September 19, 2002 |
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