Pillar
Furnishing Fabric
1937 (made)
1937 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of Jacquard-woven cotton and rayon. With a geometrical design of wide vertical bands of pale green, grey and cream enlivened with well spaced rectangles in cream, burgundy and scarlet stripes.
Object details
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| Title | Pillar (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Jacquard-woven cotton and rayon |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Pillar' of Jacquard-woven cotton and rayon, designed by Barbara Hepworth, made by Edinburgh Weavers, Carlisle, 1937. |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of Jacquard-woven cotton and rayon. With a geometrical design of wide vertical bands of pale green, grey and cream enlivened with well spaced rectangles in cream, burgundy and scarlet stripes. |
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| Gallery label | Contemporary art for the home
The textile company Edinburgh Weavers was founded in 1928 to bring modern textile design into the home. They produced this fabric based on a design commissioned from the British artist Barbara Hepworth. Her geometric design with blocks of contrasting colours drew on Constructivism, a Russian art movement which advocated for art to reflect the modern industrial world.
Geometric furnishing fabric
‘Pillar’ from the Constructivist Textiles range, 1937
Designed by Barbara Hepworth
Manufactured by Edinburgh Weavers, UK
Jacquard-woven cotton and rayon
Museum no. CIRC.170-1938
The object sits in the 'Housing and Leaving' section of the Design 1900-Now gallery opened in June 2021.
(2021) |
| Credit line | Purchased from Edinburgh Weavers |
| Object history | Historical significance: This and CIRC.470-1939, CIRC.471-1939, CIRC.523-1954 and CIRC.172-1938 are from the range of 'Constructivist Textiles' designed by Hepworth and Ben Nicholson for Edinburgh Weavers in Autumn 1937. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hollis, Marianne and Opie, Jennifer. Thirties: British Art and Design before the war. London : Arts Council, 1979. Catalogue 10.5. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.170-1938 |
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| Record created | October 18, 2002 |
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