LUCIENNE DAY (BRITISH 20TH CENTURY) FOR HEALS: A length of 'Dovetail' fabric, sewn into a curtain panel, printed 'DOVETAIL by Lucienne Day'; a length of 'Ducatoon' fabric, in the pink colourway, sewn into two curtain panels, printed 'DUCATOON by Lucienne Day' to the border; a length of 'Ducatoon' fabric, in the yellow colourway, sewn into one curtain panel, printed 'DUCATOON by Lucienne Day' to the border; a length of 'Zocalo' fabric, sewn into a curtain panel, printed 'Zocalo by Lucienne Day'; and a length (5m) of Banderol' fabric, printed 'Banderol' by Lucienne Day' to the border. (7)

Dovetail: 131 x 108 cm
Ducatoon pink: each panel approx 140 x 111 cm
Ducatoon yellow: 139 x 118 cm
Zocalo: each panel approx 121 x 109 cm
Banderol: 125 x 524 cm (5.24 m)

Reference:
See Victoria & Albert Museum, London, accession numbers T.328-1999 (Ducatoon), T.330:2-1999 (Zocalo) for other examples of these fabrics.

Lucienne Day is considered to be one of the leading textile designers of the 1950s and 60s. She designed more than 70 patterns for Heal's, including her 'Calyx' design for the Festival of Britain in 1951. She helped establish Heal's textile business in the post-war boom, her contemporary 'mid century' designs epitomising the optimistic mood of those decades. She was married to Robin Day, one of the most signficant British furniture designers of the 20th Century.

Lucienne Day studied at the RCA before the Second World War: her studies included a two-month placement with Sanderson, whose Victorian warehouse in Chiswick is now the headquarters of Chiswick Auctions.