Furnishing Fabric
1933 (made)
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This fabric was printed by the Calico Printers’ Association in 1933. The design is of overlapping diamond shapes filled in with brushstrokes in bright colours. It resembles many French fabrics of the period, which were inspired by abstract art movements like Cubism.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Roller printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric in roller-printed cotton, Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1933. |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric in roller-printed cotton with a pattern of overlapping diamonds shaded in a painterly style in red, pinks, blues, yellow, white, black and brown. Registered number: 322648. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Manchester Design Registry |
| Summary | This fabric was printed by the Calico Printers’ Association in 1933. The design is of overlapping diamond shapes filled in with brushstrokes in bright colours. It resembles many French fabrics of the period, which were inspired by abstract art movements like Cubism. |
| Bibliographic reference | Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 88.
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| Accession number | T.100-1979 |
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| Record created | September 20, 2002 |
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