Object Details
Designer
Eddie Squires, (British, 1940–1995)
Printer
Stead McAlpin & Co., (Carlisle, England)
For
Warner Fabrics, (London, England)
Description
Parallel stripes of rising Saturn 5 rockets in red and orange, with the moon and two images of the Apollo 9 capsule falling to the earth's surface, on a background of deep blue dotted with stars.
Credit Line
Gift of Eddie Squires and Richard Reiche
Date
1969
Accession Number
1991-102-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Object Name
Textile
Type
Textile
Medium
Medium: cotton Technique: screen printed with 5 screens on plain weave
Dimensions
H x W: 295 × 124.1 cm (9 ft. 8 1/8 in. × 48 7/8 in.)
Repeat H: 75.5 cm (29 3/4 in.)
made in
London, England
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1991-102-1