About this artwork
In the 1930s, in order to diversify their offerings, a number of European textile firms purchased patterns from freelance designers. Many of these artists were women, as men usually occupied full-time staff roles. Eileen Hunter worked in a freelance capacity, and this bold and dramatic large-scale pattern, produced in a limited run, would have offered something new and exclusive for consumers. This velvet provides one example of the novel ways manufacturers employed to entice those seeking luxury.
—Modern Velvet: A Sense of Luxury in the Age of Industry, Oct 21, 2016-Mar 19, 2017, Galleries 57-59
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artist
- Eileen Hunter (Designer)
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Title
- Panel
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Origin
- England
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Date
- Made 1933–1939
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Medium
- Cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; screen printed
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Dimensions
- 237 × 123.3 cm (93 1/4 × 48 1/2 in.) Repeat: 51.4 × 80.1 cm (20 1/4 × 31 1/2 in.)
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Credit Line
- Kelvyn G. Lilley Memorial Fund; Textile Purchase Fund
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Reference Number
- 1992.388
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