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Full Circle

Design
ca. 1994 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a rug consisting of concentric circles. The central circle motif is white with smaller light blue circles on a dark blue background, surrounded by a small border with black diamonds on a orange background, surrounded by a larger border featuring orange and blue wheel-shaped motifs with red circles on a green background. The final surrounding border consists of blue and black stripes, red line and orange. Colour scale is shown on the top left corner of page. Designer's signature is on bottom left corner of the design.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFull Circle (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and watercolour on paper
Brief description
Design for a rug 'Full Circle' by Cressida Bell, pen and ink and watercolour, Britain, ca. 1994
Physical description
Design for a rug consisting of concentric circles. The central circle motif is white with smaller light blue circles on a dark blue background, surrounded by a small border with black diamonds on a orange background, surrounded by a larger border featuring orange and blue wheel-shaped motifs with red circles on a green background. The final surrounding border consists of blue and black stripes, red line and orange. Colour scale is shown on the top left corner of page. Designer's signature is on bottom left corner of the design.
Dimensions
  • Length: 49.8cm
  • Width: 41.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
Written in ink in top left corner: ' one-fifth scale', 'Size 2.50 x 1.50 approx.' 'Cressida Bell "1"'
Credit line
Given by Cressida Bell
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.1486-2000

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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