Fabric is a material made through weaving, knitting, spreading, crocheting, or bonding that may be used in production of further goods (garments, etc.). Cloth may be used synonymously with fabric but is often a piece of fabric that has been processed. Reference: Wikipedia
Square of fabric illustrating “Aphrodite’s marriage”
This colorful, illustrated piece of fabric probably once adorned a tunic. Despite the schematic and awkward quality of the weaving, the theme of Aphrodite’s marriage to the handsome hunter Adonis is recognizable. It is interesting to note that pagan traditions were still prevalent throughout Christian Egypt, as illustrated through the ironic eye of this weaver.
Reference:The Louvre
Fabric 18th–19th century Chinese
This length of fabric is composed of eight panels and fragments that were pieced together. It was probably acquired with the intent to use it as upholstering fabric, for pillow covers, or a table runner. The design features an allover meandering repeat pattern of floral blossoms including chrysanthemums, interconnected by leaf tendrils.
Reference: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
‘Banana’ fabric by Annan Fabrics Made by Annan Fabrics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1945-1946. Textile length, cotton, ‘Banana’, screen-print on cotton, Annan Fabrics, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1945
Reference: Museum of Applied Art and Sciences
Alphonse Mucha 1860 – 1939 FABRIC DESIGN signed Mucha (lower center) watercolor over pen and ink and pencil sight: 24 by 18 3/4 in. 61 by 47.6 cm
Sold for 34,375 USD at Sotheby’s in 2010
Fabric of printed cotton. It has a ground of red dots on blue with a design of meandering yellow branches. The branches bear green leaves and elaborate small flowers in red, white, yellow, blue and green. Outlines are in red and black ca. 1811-1815 (made)
Reference: © Victoria and Albert Museum
A group of six linen remnants with mid-century design motif, sizes from 60 x 22” (2) & 62 x 47” (4). From the collection of Selma & Herbert Moskowitz.
Sold for $50 at Clark’s Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc. in 2019
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