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Painted Desert

A work made of cotton, plain weave; screen printed.

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; screen printed.

Date:

1959

Artist:

Designed by Althea Majorie McNish (English, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 1924-2020)
Printed by Hull Traders Ltd. (founded 1957, Lancashire, England)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artists

Althea Majorie McNish (Designer) , Hull Traders Ltd. (Printer)

Title

Painted Desert

Place

United Kingdom (Object made in)

Date

Made 1959

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; screen printed

Inscriptions

Printed on selvages: Right selvage: “Hand printed by Hull Traders Ltd.”; Left selvage “Painted Desert designed by Althea McNish/ a Time Present Fabric”

Dimensions

623.6 × 126.4 cm (245 1/2 × 49 3/4 in.); Repeat: H.: 57 cm (22 in.)

Credit Line

Margaret W. and John V. Farwell III Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2020.543

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