Fabric sample

Description

Framed sample of knitted polyester in pale shades of orange-red, pink, purple and green with black outlining, image abstracted from photograph of an Iresine plant, the seventh of seven related images in different media, produced in the development of the Lanzarote pattern: Scotland, Galashiels, by Bernat Klein, 1979

Museum reference

K.2010.94.1157.7

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Fabric sample

Production information

Klein, Bernat, 1922 - 2014, Artist
Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1979

Materials

Wood, Perspex, Metal, Polyester

Physical description

Framed sample of knitted polyester printed with a design abstracted from a photographic reproduction of an Iresine plant (K.2010.94.1157.1), in pale shades of orange-red, pink, purple and green with black outlining. Sample mounted on a wooden board with a clear perspex cover attached by four metal clips and screws. Back of wooden mount with notes handwritten in ink, '7', 'Lanzarote / Bernat Klein'.

Associations

Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Southern Europe