Furnishing Fabric
1924 (made)
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Both the colour palette and the subject matter of this roller-printed textile show the influence of Asian art, and in particular Japanese woodblock prints. The black background is typical of textiles from the mid-1920s, and emphasises these vivid shades, making them appear stronger and more glowing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Roller-printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric of roller-printed cotton, Calico Printers' Association, Manchester, 1924. |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of roller-printed cotton. Festoons of leaves and berries with Chinese lanterns and small birds in red, yellow, orange, green, blue and brown on a black background. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Manchester Design Registry |
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| Summary | Both the colour palette and the subject matter of this roller-printed textile show the influence of Asian art, and in particular Japanese woodblock prints. The black background is typical of textiles from the mid-1920s, and emphasises these vivid shades, making them appear stronger and more glowing. |
| Bibliographic reference | Mendes, Valerie. The Victoria and Albert Museum's Textile Collection: British Textiles from 1900 to 1937. London : Trustees of the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1992. Plate 48.
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| Accession number | CIRC.477-1966 |
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| Record created | November 12, 2002 |
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