Iveagh
Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1901 (made)
ca. 1901 (made)
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This woven silk sample strip of a furnishing fabric called 'Iveagh' was originally designed as a printed fabric by Lindsay P. Butterfield. The sample shows three colourways of this pattern of stylised poppies and is typical of the Arts and Crafts designs employing floral motifs popular at the turn of the century. The fabric was manufactured by Warner & Sons for Liberty's, the London department store.
Lindsay P. Butterfield was one of the most important and successful designers of the period who produced repeating patterns for wallpaper and textiles and woven and printed fabrics. After training at art school in South Kensington, he established himself as a freelance designer and was a founder member of the Society of Designers. Butterfield sold his patterns to many of the most important manufacturers of the period, including G.P. & J. Baker and Thomas Wardle. The silk weaving firm of Warner & Sons, founded in 1870 by Benjamin Warner, manufactured a large range of traditional patterns as well as buying from the more avant-garde freelance designers like Butterfield.
Lindsay P. Butterfield was one of the most important and successful designers of the period who produced repeating patterns for wallpaper and textiles and woven and printed fabrics. After training at art school in South Kensington, he established himself as a freelance designer and was a founder member of the Society of Designers. Butterfield sold his patterns to many of the most important manufacturers of the period, including G.P. & J. Baker and Thomas Wardle. The silk weaving firm of Warner & Sons, founded in 1870 by Benjamin Warner, manufactured a large range of traditional patterns as well as buying from the more avant-garde freelance designers like Butterfield.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Iveagh (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Jacquard woven silk |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Iveagh' of Jacquard woven silk, designed by Lindsay P. Butterfield, manufactured by Warner & Sons, retailed by Liberty & Co., England, ca. 1901 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of Jacquard woven silk. With close-packed poppies, repeating every 12 inches, on a satin ground in pink, blue, yellow woven in 14 bands of different greens and yellows giving 42 different colourings. The design is partly in damask, partly in colours. |
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| Credit line | Given by Warner & Sons Ltd. |
| Summary | This woven silk sample strip of a furnishing fabric called 'Iveagh' was originally designed as a printed fabric by Lindsay P. Butterfield. The sample shows three colourways of this pattern of stylised poppies and is typical of the Arts and Crafts designs employing floral motifs popular at the turn of the century. The fabric was manufactured by Warner & Sons for Liberty's, the London department store. Lindsay P. Butterfield was one of the most important and successful designers of the period who produced repeating patterns for wallpaper and textiles and woven and printed fabrics. After training at art school in South Kensington, he established himself as a freelance designer and was a founder member of the Society of Designers. Butterfield sold his patterns to many of the most important manufacturers of the period, including G.P. & J. Baker and Thomas Wardle. The silk weaving firm of Warner & Sons, founded in 1870 by Benjamin Warner, manufactured a large range of traditional patterns as well as buying from the more avant-garde freelance designers like Butterfield. |
| Bibliographic reference | Parry, Linda. British Textiles from 1850 to 1900 London : Victoria and Albert Museum 1993. Plate 143. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.180-1972 |
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| Record created | January 21, 2004 |
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