14/1981-3-1
Collection
Textiles
Brief description
One of a pair of curtains 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
curtain
Object number
14/1981-3-1
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
woven
printed
printed
Physical description
One of a pair of curtains made from 'Chequers' rayon fabric. The fabric is printed with green and yellow rectangles and black abstract designs within undulating black horizontal and vertical lines producing a grid pattern on a cream background.
Dimensions
Length: 72cm
Width: 78cm
Width: 78cm
Website keywords
window treatments
textiles
textiles
Label
Label text, Geffrye Museum, date unknown:
Chequers Curtain Designed by Terence Conran for David Whitehead Ltd, 1951. This Design was Exhibited at the Festival of Britain, 1951.
Caption for Exploring 20th Century London website:
This curtain is made from 'Chequers' fabric, designed by Terence Conran for the textile manufacturing firm David Whitehead Ltd. It was one of twenty fabrics that were chosen from the firm for display at the Festival of Britain in 1951. During the 1950s David Whitehead Ltd was one of the most progressive textile manufacturers in Britain. The firm introduced the work of major modern artists and contemporary designers to the mass market, making an influential contribution to the furnishing 'look' of the fifties and sixties. Their London office was used for press launches during these years. In the 1950s it was based at 205 Regent Street. In the 1960s it was transferred to Mappin House in Oxford Street.
Chequers Curtain Designed by Terence Conran for David Whitehead Ltd, 1951. This Design was Exhibited at the Festival of Britain, 1951.
Caption for Exploring 20th Century London website:
This curtain is made from 'Chequers' fabric, designed by Terence Conran for the textile manufacturing firm David Whitehead Ltd. It was one of twenty fabrics that were chosen from the firm for display at the Festival of Britain in 1951. During the 1950s David Whitehead Ltd was one of the most progressive textile manufacturers in Britain. The firm introduced the work of major modern artists and contemporary designers to the mass market, making an influential contribution to the furnishing 'look' of the fifties and sixties. Their London office was used for press launches during these years. In the 1950s it was based at 205 Regent Street. In the 1960s it was transferred to Mappin House in Oxford Street.
Rights note
This design is in copyright
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
