Swans
Furnishing Fabric
1930s (made)
1930s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Eileen Hunter, daughter of the founder and chairman of Sun Engraving Co., was a self-taught textile designer. From 1933 to 1939 she ran her own firm, Eileen Hunter Fabics, Grafton Street, London, and marketed her own designs which were block-printed by Warner & Sons. In the 1930s most textile designers and manufacturers avoided bright colours, but Eileen Hunter was an ardant campaigner against pale and dreary colours.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Swans (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton sateen |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric sample 'Swans' of printed cotton sateen, designed by Eileen Hunter for Eileen Hunter Fabrics, Great Britain, 1930s. |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric sample of printed cotton sateen. White motifs representing swans on a brown background. |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Eileen Hunter, daughter of the founder and chairman of Sun Engraving Co., was a self-taught textile designer. From 1933 to 1939 she ran her own firm, Eileen Hunter Fabics, Grafton Street, London, and marketed her own designs which were block-printed by Warner & Sons. In the 1930s most textile designers and manufacturers avoided bright colours, but Eileen Hunter was an ardant campaigner against pale and dreary colours. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.295-1997 |
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| Record created | January 22, 2003 |
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