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Buds

Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1933 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton and rayon. Large abstract buds linked by thin curved stems in a diagonal repeat on a ground of brush strokes in peach and dark brown on beige.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBuds (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed cotton and rayon
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Buds' of screen-printed cotton and rayon, designed by Frank Dobson for Allan Walton Textiles, London, ca. 1933
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton and rayon. Large abstract buds linked by thin curved stems in a diagonal repeat on a ground of brush strokes in peach and dark brown on beige.
Dimensions
  • Length: 1681mm
  • Width: 1190mm
  • Diameter: 90mm
Bibliographic reference
Hollis, Marianne and Opie, Jennifer. Thirties: British Art and Design before the war. London : Arts Council, 1979. Catalogue 4.31.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.353-1938

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Record createdOctober 17, 2002
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