Fabric samples
Classification(s):
Textile
Date: c.1951-1976
Medium: Textile, cotton
Object number: CC165
See Also
Title:Rhea
DescriptionSet of 'Rhea' fabric samples containing 10 swatches of furnishing fabric. Of the 10 swatches, 7 are fastened together and 3 are loose. Each textile sample is striped with alternate bands of black horizontal stripes and coloured horizontal stripes. Each sample has a label to the reverse indicating the name of the range 'Rhea', and an individual number identifying the colourway.
43538/58 green 'Rhea'
43539/78 yellow 'Rhea'
434540/48 blue 'Rhea'
43542/85 blue
43541/38 pink
43540/48 blue
43539/68 yellow
43538/58 green
43537/08 grey
43536/18 red 'Rhea'
43538/58 green 'Rhea'
43539/78 yellow 'Rhea'
434540/48 blue 'Rhea'
43542/85 blue
43541/38 pink
43540/48 blue
43539/68 yellow
43538/58 green
43537/08 grey
43536/18 red 'Rhea'
ProvenanceThis object was originally acquired for the Inner London Education Authority’s (ILEA) ‘Circulating Design Scheme’ collection.
The collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts in 1989/90.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
The collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts in 1989/90.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.