A textile sample with slightly frayed edges, printed with a vibrantly-colored paisley design. The paisleys are bright purple-pink, filled with zigzag and curved shapes in orange, red, light blue, and bright pink. A pink zigzag border surrounds each paisley. Lines of alternating paisleys run in rows and columns over the bright turquoise background, scattered with purple dots. Rows of paisleys are mirror-symmetrical with the rows above and below, creating a rhythm.

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Object Timeline

1981	Work on this object began.
1983	Work on this object ended.
1995	We acquired this object.
2013	We photographed this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
2018	We photographed this object.
2019	We exhibited this object.
2024	You found it!

Sample (Italy)

This is a Sample. It was designed by Nathalie Du Pasquier. It is dated 1981–83 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is cotton and its technique is printed. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Well known as a member of the Italian design group Memphis, purveyors of playful postmodern style, Natalie Du Pasquier worked to break design hierarchies, mixing high and lowbrow motifs in saturated colors. Perhaps referencing the high fashion history of Kashmir shawls, Du Pasquier balances this paisley pattern with polka dots and zig zags.

This object was donated by Nathalie Du Pasquier. It is credited Gift of Natalie du Pasquier.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 32 x 18.5 cm (12 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sample (Italy); Designed by Nathalie Du Pasquier (French, active Milan, b. 1957); cotton; H x W: 32 x 18.5 cm (12 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.); Gift of Natalie du Pasquier; 1995-101-7

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Paisley.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DzWg/
Accession Number 1995-101-7
Object ID 18649799