Furnishing Fabric

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Artist/Maker	Calico Printers' Association (maker)
Place of origin	Manchester (made)

This warp-printed textile was manufactured by the Calico Printers’ Association in 1929. The repeat pattern of cone-shaped radiating motifs is typically Art Deco. 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.

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Categories	Household Objects Interiors Textiles
Object type	Furnishing fabric
Materials and techniques	Warp-printed cotton Cotton Printing
Brief description	Furnishing fabric of warp-printed cotton, Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1929
Physical description	Furnishing fabric in warp-printed cotton with an abstract, "Art Deco" design incorporating cone-shaped radiating motifs in shades of red, black, white and beige. Registered number: 276464.
Dimensions	Length: 63.5cm Width: 56cm Length: 25in Width: 22in
Style	Art Deco
Credit line	Given by the Manchester Design Registry
Summary	This warp-printed textile was manufactured by the Calico Printers’ Association in 1929. The repeat pattern of cone-shaped radiating motifs is typically Art Deco. 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 references	Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 90. Mendes, Valerie. The Victoria and Albert Museum's Textile Collection: British Textiles from 1900 to 1937. London : Trustees of the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. Plate 66.
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.94-1979

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Record created	September 20, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O67624/furnishing-fabric-calico-printers-association/

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