7/1991-2

Collection

Textiles

Brief description

One of set of curtains with a pelmet made from linen fabric printed with the 'Nautilus' pattern, an abstract design, suggestive of ships rigging and navigational equipment, in black on a yellow background. It was designed by Mary Warren in 1953 possibly for Heal Fabrics Ltd.

Title

Nautilus

Object name

curtain
curtain
Nautilus curtain

Object number

7/1991-2

Production person

Mary Warren (designer)

Production organisation

Heal and Son Ltd (retailer)

Production date

1953 (manufactured)

Period

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

linen

Technique

printed
machine woven
sewn

Physical description

Curtain made of yellow linen printed with rows of an abstract design suggestive of ships rigging and navigational equipment alongside vertical borders with square and circular motifs at intervals. The curtain is unlined and hemmed with curtain tape at the top. It is faded and worn at the edge and parts of the pattern have been cut away.

Dimensions

Length: 200cm
Width: 118cm

Website keywords

textiles
window treatments

Label

Label text, Geffrye Museum, date unknown:
Curtain, Nautilus, designed by Mary Warren, 1953.