0109

Collection

Textiles

Brief description

Textile length in cotton crepe printed with the 'Atomic' pattern, with yellow, green and terracotta fluid ovoid shapes with atomic structures in black and cream on a cream background, designed by W. Hertzberger and manufactured by Turnbull & Stockdale Ltd., thought to date c.1950-1957.

Title

Atomic

Object name

textile length

Object number

0109

Production person

W Hertzberger (designer)

Production organisation

Turnbull and Stockdale Ltd & Great Britain (manufacturer)

Production date

1950-1957 (manufactured)

Production place

England (manufactured)

Period

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

crepe cotton

Technique

machine woven

Physical description

50-inch Rosebank machine-print textile length on crepe cotton, probably for a curtain, with cream ground with yellow, green and terracotta fluid ovoid shapes with atomic structures in black and cream.

Dimensions

Length: 380cm
Width: 128cm

Website keywords

textiles
Decoration and furnishings

Label

Label text, Geffrye Museum, date unknown:
Textile Length in Atomic Design, by W Hertzberger, Manufactured by Turnbull & Stockdale Ltd, Great Britain, c1956.