Little Urn
Furnishing Fabric
1932 (made)
1932 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Duncan Grant had designed pottery and textiles for the Omega Workshops, founded in 1913 by Roger Fry, and in the 1920s and 1930s he collaborated with Vanessa Bell in the production of interior schemes, many completed by rugs, printed furnishings and embroideries. His designs for printed textiles like this one were produced by Allan Walton, textile designer, manufacturer and interior decorator. As Director of Allan Walton Textiles he commissioned some of the most enterprising artist-designed printed fabrics of the 1930s and was Director of the Glasgow School of Art from 1943-1945.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Little Urn (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Block-printed cotton and rayon |
| Brief description | 'Little Urn' block printed cotton and rayon furnishing fabric, designed by Duncan Grant, produced by Allan Walton Textiles, 1932, London. |
| Physical description | Block printed cotton and rayon. Stylised urns on blue, pink and orange background. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Institute of Industrial Art |
| Summary | Duncan Grant had designed pottery and textiles for the Omega Workshops, founded in 1913 by Roger Fry, and in the 1920s and 1930s he collaborated with Vanessa Bell in the production of interior schemes, many completed by rugs, printed furnishings and embroideries. His designs for printed textiles like this one were produced by Allan Walton, textile designer, manufacturer and interior decorator. As Director of Allan Walton Textiles he commissioned some of the most enterprising artist-designed printed fabrics of the 1930s and was Director of the Glasgow School of Art from 1943-1945. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.302-1934 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2004 |
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