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Ashley's Abstract

Furnishing Fabric
1937 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of screen-printed and glazed cotton. With overlapped and interlocking abstract forms in orange, blues, grey and maroon on a cream ground with maroon spots.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAshley's Abstract (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed and glazed cotton
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Ashley's Abstract' of screen-printed and glazed cotton, designed by Ashley Havinden, made by Edinburgh Weavers, Carlisle, 1937.
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed and glazed cotton. With overlapped and interlocking abstract forms in orange, blues, grey and maroon on a cream ground with maroon spots.
Dimensions
  • Length: 274.5cm
  • Width: 127cm (Note: Transcribed from registered files rather than the actual object.)
Credit line
Purchased from Edinburgh Weavers
Bibliographic reference
Hollis, Marianne and Opie, Jennifer. Thirties: British Art and Design before the war. London : Arts Council, 1979. Catalogue 4.26.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.173-1938

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Record createdOctober 17, 2002
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