Disc
Furnishing Fabric
1924 (made)
1924 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This silk furnishing fabric called 'Disc' was manufactured by Warner & Sons in 1924. It is an early British example of an abstract design in muted colours.
Founded by Benjamin Warner, Warner & Sons was a leading firm of 19th and 20th century silk weavers and cotton printers. The firm was noted for high technical achievements and good design. It employed all the leading designers of furnishing fabrics. Its first workshops were in Spitalfields in the east end of London. The firm is now based in Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire.
Founded by Benjamin Warner, Warner & Sons was a leading firm of 19th and 20th century silk weavers and cotton printers. The firm was noted for high technical achievements and good design. It employed all the leading designers of furnishing fabrics. Its first workshops were in Spitalfields in the east end of London. The firm is now based in Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Disc (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silk |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Disc' of woven silk, made by Warner and Sons, Essex, 1924 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of woven silk. With large white discs on a pale blue background linked by orange and yellow horizontal bands. |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Warner and Sons |
| Summary | This silk furnishing fabric called 'Disc' was manufactured by Warner & Sons in 1924. It is an early British example of an abstract design in muted colours. Founded by Benjamin Warner, Warner & Sons was a leading firm of 19th and 20th century silk weavers and cotton printers. The firm was noted for high technical achievements and good design. It employed all the leading designers of furnishing fabrics. Its first workshops were in Spitalfields in the east end of London. The firm is now based in Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire. |
| Bibliographic reference | Samuels, Charlotte. Art Deco Textiles. London : V&A Publications, 2003. Plate 105. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.203-1972 |
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| Record created | October 1, 2002 |
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