Textiles of the Arts and Crafts Movement

New York, NY: Thames and Hudson, 1988. Softcover. VG- (shelf wear at corners and spine, may have price sticker on back cover, all pages clear and intact). White and color illustrated wraps with off-white lettering on cover and black spine with white lettering, 160 pp., bw and color illustrations. "This is the first comprehensive survey of English textiles from the era when Britain led the design world. For twenty-five years after the first Arts and Crafts Exhibition in 1888, they were shown throughout Europe and the United States, influencing designers and attracting a large public, and were sold by the most fashionable shops. The refined creations of Arthur Silver, the distinctive designs CFA Voysey, the floral patterns of Lindsay Butterfield and George Haite - all are a source of delight and aesthetic inspiration. Some of the printed fabrics are popular again today through their recent revivial by manufacturers. But the full variety of techniques exploited by the Arts and Crafts Movement - including not only printed but woven textiles, tapestries and carpets, embroideries and lace - is still unfamiliar. This volume examines the whole range of Arts and Crafts textiles and provides invaluable new information on designers, manufacturers and shops. The illustrations have been selected from the outstanding collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, supplemented by notable examples from other museums in Britain and elsewhere. Also included are rare photographs of some of the designers and of original interiors, where the fabrics appear in use." - blurb from back of book.