Dress Fabric
1936 (made)
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Floral printed fabrics held a prominent place in fashionable women's wear in the 1930s. Detailed, naturalistic representations were less favoured than flowers drawn with a freedom of line and form closely allied to contemporary movements in the fine and graphic arts.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed silk satin |
| Brief description | Dress fabric of silk satin, made by Bianchini Fériér, Lyon, 1936 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of silk satin printed with a repeat of tulips, in pink, yellow and blue, on a black background. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by the Manchester Design Registry |
| Summary | Floral printed fabrics held a prominent place in fashionable women's wear in the 1930s. Detailed, naturalistic representations were less favoured than flowers drawn with a freedom of line and form closely allied to contemporary movements in the fine and graphic arts. |
| Bibliographic reference | Webb & Bower / Michael Joseph, Thirties Floral Fabrics, V&A Colour Books
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| Accession number | T.419-1980 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2004 |
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