Skaters. Flannel, the 20s – 30s.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Soviet Union mills made sure the media was the message. Comrades could wear the doctine of life-enhancing collective harmony. These fabrics were worn as scarves, shawls, scarves, table cloths, curtains and throws. There was no escape from the message of Communist emulation.
Printed cotton ( chintz), 1927.
1927
Industry. Crepe, 1930.
A tractor. Printed cotton, 1930.
Collective 1930
A steam engine. Printed cotton, 1927-1930
Skaters. Flannel, 1930.
The USSR is 15! Printed cotton, the 30s.
Seeding machines. Chintz, 1930.
The 8th of March. Chintz, the 20s – 30s.
Decorative chintz, the 20s – 30s.
Aquatic sport. Printed cotton, 1930.
Decorative chintz, 1924-1925.
Mechanization. Printed cotton, 1933.
Pioneers. Twill, the 30s
A chintz shawl, the 20s – 30s.
Stepping pioneers. Armure, the 20s.
Cotton picking. Decorative sateen, the 30s.
Spotter: English Russia
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