Furnishing Fabric
1885-1890 (made)
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This block printed cotton velveteen fabric was probably manufactured by Thomas Wardle & Co. in 1885 to 1890. Like many Arts and Crafts designs, this print of chrysanthemum buds and meandering leaves is inspired by the forms and colours of garden flowers. The chrysanthemum is also a motif much used in Japanese design and Wardle was very interested in Eastern patterns, travelling widely to collect ideas.
Thomas Wardle took over his father's silk dyeing business and was a founder member and president of the Silk Assocation. From 1875, together with William Morris, Wardle revived the craft of block printing and vegetable dyeing and he manufactured textiles by Morris & Co. Wardle also bought work from designers like Day, Crane, Butterfield and Voysey and was an early member of the Arts and Crafts Society. He imported silks from India which he dyed and over-printed at Leek, his printing works in Staffordshire, and often sold through Liberty's and Heal's. Wardle produced all the embroidery silks and printed silk and cotton ground fabric for the Leek Embroidery Society, which was directed by his wife.
Thomas Wardle took over his father's silk dyeing business and was a founder member and president of the Silk Assocation. From 1875, together with William Morris, Wardle revived the craft of block printing and vegetable dyeing and he manufactured textiles by Morris & Co. Wardle also bought work from designers like Day, Crane, Butterfield and Voysey and was an early member of the Arts and Crafts Society. He imported silks from India which he dyed and over-printed at Leek, his printing works in Staffordshire, and often sold through Liberty's and Heal's. Wardle produced all the embroidery silks and printed silk and cotton ground fabric for the Leek Embroidery Society, which was directed by his wife.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Block-printed velveteen |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric of block-printed velveteen, probably manufactured by Wardle & Co., Great Britain, 1885-1890 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of block-printed velveteen. On a brown ground are printed large exotic flowers and clusters of small five-petalled flowers in shades of pink highlighted in yellow with swirling serrated leaves in tones of olive green and yellow. All the colours have been added to a yellow ground. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Estella Canziani |
| Summary | This block printed cotton velveteen fabric was probably manufactured by Thomas Wardle & Co. in 1885 to 1890. Like many Arts and Crafts designs, this print of chrysanthemum buds and meandering leaves is inspired by the forms and colours of garden flowers. The chrysanthemum is also a motif much used in Japanese design and Wardle was very interested in Eastern patterns, travelling widely to collect ideas. Thomas Wardle took over his father's silk dyeing business and was a founder member and president of the Silk Assocation. From 1875, together with William Morris, Wardle revived the craft of block printing and vegetable dyeing and he manufactured textiles by Morris & Co. Wardle also bought work from designers like Day, Crane, Butterfield and Voysey and was an early member of the Arts and Crafts Society. He imported silks from India which he dyed and over-printed at Leek, his printing works in Staffordshire, and often sold through Liberty's and Heal's. Wardle produced all the embroidery silks and printed silk and cotton ground fabric for the Leek Embroidery Society, which was directed by his wife. |
| Bibliographic reference | Parry, Linda. British Textiles from 1850 to 1900 London : Victoria and Albert Museum 1993. Plate 110. |
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| Accession number | T.275-1965 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2004 |
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