Lowther
Furnishing Fabric
1909 (made)
1909 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This printed cotton furnishing fabric was designed and manufactured for Liberty & Co. of London. The pattern of intertwined leafing and flowering stems with pairs of birds was designed by Sidney Mawson. Mawson was a free-lance textile and wallpaper designer who, in the early years of the 20th century, had considerable success producing finely drawn naturalistic patterns in clear bright colours, such as this.
As with most of Liberty's printed fabrics, this fabric was manufactured by an outside firm, to be sold in the London store as a Liberty fabric, without mention of the designer or manufacturer. This example was produced by the Lancashire firm of Turnbull & Stockdale Ltd. The firm was established in Ramsbottom, Lancashire in 1881, and their hand block-printed textiles are some of the most interesting of the late 19th and early 20th century.
As with most of Liberty's printed fabrics, this fabric was manufactured by an outside firm, to be sold in the London store as a Liberty fabric, without mention of the designer or manufacturer. This example was produced by the Lancashire firm of Turnbull & Stockdale Ltd. The firm was established in Ramsbottom, Lancashire in 1881, and their hand block-printed textiles are some of the most interesting of the late 19th and early 20th century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lowther (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Roller-printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Lowther' of roller-printed cotton, designed by Sidney Mawson, made by Turnbull & Stockdale Ltd., Lancashire, retailed by Liberty & Co. Ltd., London, 1909 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of roller-printed cotton with a design of intertwined leafing and flowering stems, including honeysuckle and roses, and with pairs of birds. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by the Manchester Design Registry |
| Object history | This cotton furnishing fabric was designed by Sidney Mawson, a free-lance textile designer. It was manufactured by the Lancashire firm of Turnbull & Stockdale Ltd. for Liberty & Co. Fabrics such as this would then be sold in the London store as Liberty fabrics, without mention of the designer or manufacturer. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This printed cotton furnishing fabric was designed and manufactured for Liberty & Co. of London. The pattern of intertwined leafing and flowering stems with pairs of birds was designed by Sidney Mawson. Mawson was a free-lance textile and wallpaper designer who, in the early years of the 20th century, had considerable success producing finely drawn naturalistic patterns in clear bright colours, such as this. As with most of Liberty's printed fabrics, this fabric was manufactured by an outside firm, to be sold in the London store as a Liberty fabric, without mention of the designer or manufacturer. This example was produced by the Lancashire firm of Turnbull & Stockdale Ltd. The firm was established in Ramsbottom, Lancashire in 1881, and their hand block-printed textiles are some of the most interesting of the late 19th and early 20th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.416-1966 |
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| Record created | November 12, 2003 |
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