Furnishing Fabric
1936 (made)
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Duncan Grant designed pottery and textiles for the Omega Workshops, founded in 1913 by Roger Fry. In the 1920s and 1930s he collaborated with Vanessa Bell in the production of interior schemes, many completed by rugs, printed furnishings and embroideries.
His designs for printed textiles like this screen printed cotton velvet, were produced by Allan Walton, textile designer, manufacturer and interior decorator. As Director of Allan Walton Textiles, Walton commissioned some of the most enterprising artist-designed printed fabrics of the 1930s and was Director of the Glasgow School of Art from 1943 to 1945.
His designs for printed textiles like this screen printed cotton velvet, were produced by Allan Walton, textile designer, manufacturer and interior decorator. As Director of Allan Walton Textiles, Walton commissioned some of the most enterprising artist-designed printed fabrics of the 1930s and was Director of the Glasgow School of Art from 1943 to 1945.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Screen printed cotton velvet |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric, screen printed cotton velvet, 'Queen M' by Duncan Grant, British, 1936. |
| Physical description | Repeat of large leaves and flowers in brown, lilac, two blues, pink, yellow, sand, black, eau-de-nil and cream. |
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| Object history | Historical significance: Commissioned by the Cunard White Star Steamship Company for the lounge of the 'Queen Mary', but at the last moment the scheme was rejected. |
| Summary | Duncan Grant designed pottery and textiles for the Omega Workshops, founded in 1913 by Roger Fry. In the 1920s and 1930s he collaborated with Vanessa Bell in the production of interior schemes, many completed by rugs, printed furnishings and embroideries. His designs for printed textiles like this screen printed cotton velvet, were produced by Allan Walton, textile designer, manufacturer and interior decorator. As Director of Allan Walton Textiles, Walton commissioned some of the most enterprising artist-designed printed fabrics of the 1930s and was Director of the Glasgow School of Art from 1943 to 1945. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hollis, Marianne and Opie, Jennifer. Thirties: British Art and Design before the war. London : Arts Council, 1979. Catalogue 4.6. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.410-1954 |
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| Record created | October 10, 2002 |
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