Impact
Furnishing Fabric
1965 (made)
1965 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Heal Fabrics Ltd., London, was founded in 1941 as a subsidiary of the long-established firm Heal & Son and was originally known as Heal's Wholsesale and Export Ltd.. After the Second World War the company began to specialize in furnishing fabrics and in 1958 changed its name to Heal Fabrics. Under the visionary direction of Tom Worthington (1948-1971) the company secured a worldwide reputation for issuing well-designed contemporary fabrics.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Impact |
| Materials and techniques | Screen-printed cotton sateen |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Impact' of machine screen-printed cotton sateen, designed by Evelyn Brooks for Heal Fabrics Ltd., Great Britain, 1965 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of machine screen-printed cotton sateen. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Given by Heal Fabrics Ltd. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Heal Fabrics Ltd., London, was founded in 1941 as a subsidiary of the long-established firm Heal & Son and was originally known as Heal's Wholsesale and Export Ltd.. After the Second World War the company began to specialize in furnishing fabrics and in 1958 changed its name to Heal Fabrics. Under the visionary direction of Tom Worthington (1948-1971) the company secured a worldwide reputation for issuing well-designed contemporary fabrics. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.250-1967 |
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| Record created | November 8, 2002 |
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