Furnishing Fabric
1933 (made)
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This warp-printed textile was manufactured by the Calico Printers’ Association in 1933. The repeat pattern of blocks, circles and waves with stippling is characteristic of modernist designs of the time. Warp printing is a method by which the warp of the fabric is printed prior to weaving. The coloured threads are then interwoven with a monochrome weft. This breaks up the solid outline of the colour mass and produces a soft, blurred outline. Warp prints were popular in the early to mid 1930s.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Warp-printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing in warp-printed cotton, Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1933. |
| Physical description | Furnishing in warp-printed cotton with a repeat abstract pattern of blocks, circles and waves with stippling in beige, brown, orange, red and yellow. The warp-printing technique has softened the edges of the motifs. Registered number: 332335. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Manchester Design Registry |
| Summary | This warp-printed textile was manufactured by the Calico Printers’ Association in 1933. The repeat pattern of blocks, circles and waves with stippling is characteristic of modernist designs of the time. Warp printing is a method by which the warp of the fabric is printed prior to weaving. The coloured threads are then interwoven with a monochrome weft. This breaks up the solid outline of the colour mass and produces a soft, blurred outline. Warp prints were popular in the early to mid 1930s. |
| Bibliographic reference | Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 89.
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| Accession number | T.111-1979 |
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| Record created | September 20, 2002 |
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