Tivoli
Furnishing Fabric
1967 (made)
1967 (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 | Tivoli |
| Materials and techniques | Machine-screen printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Tivoli' of machine-screen printed cotton, designed by Peter Hall for Heal Fabrics Ltd., Great Britain, 1967 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of machine-screen printed cotton in yellow, buff and olive-green. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Given by Heal & Son 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.27-1968 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2002 |
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