14/1981-3-3

Collection

Textiles

Brief description

Textile fragment made from rayon fabric with the 'Chequers' design, printed with a grid pattern of green and yellow rectangles and black abstract designs on a cream ground, designed by Terence Conran for David Whitehead Ltd. in 1951.

Title

Chequers

Object name

textile fragment

Object number

14/1981-3-3

Production person

Terence Conran (designer)

Production organisation

David Whitehead Ltd (manufacturer)

Production date

1951 (designed)

Production place

Rawtenstall (manufactured)

Period

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

rayon

Technique

printed
machine woven

Physical description

Rayon textile fragment, in the Chequers design, on a cream background with green and yellow squares and a black abstract design.

Dimensions

Length: 162cm
Width: 28cm

Website keywords

textiles

Label

Label text, Geffrye Museum, date unknown:
Chequers Textile Designed by Terence Conran for David Whitehead Ltd in 1951. This Design was Exhibited at the Festival of Britain, 1951.