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Design

1932-1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour with a design of bars in three shades of brown with grey, on transparent creamish paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
watercolour drawing on transparent paper
Brief description
Design for a woollen plush for seating upholstery for the London Passenger Transport Board; watercolour on transparent cream paper, by Paul Nash, c.1932-35
Physical description
Watercolour with a design of bars in three shades of brown with grey, on transparent creamish paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 51mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1975)
  • Width: 100mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1975)
Marks and inscriptions
No. 2 (Inscribed in pencil by Paul Nash)
Credit line
The Paul Nash Trust
Object history
The design, of bars, appears to have been inspired by Japanese stencils illustrated in a chapter on page decoration in Nash's 'Room and Book', 1932.
Association
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1975
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.350-1975

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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