Textile Design
ca. 1970 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Mary Yonge worked for many years as a textile designer for Courtalds before becoming the Head of Studio. As she was working at Courtalds, Yonge taught one day a week at Central School of Arts and Design, where she had been a student. Yonge retired from Courtalds and began working freelance in the 1960's. During this period she worked with a group that sold their designs to major companies like Liberty & Co. and Edinburgh Weavers.
Although she used the name 'Yonge' on her work, Mary's married name was 'O'Donovan'. Mary Yonge passed away in 2010 aged 102.
Although she used the name 'Yonge' on her work, Mary's married name was 'O'Donovan'. Mary Yonge passed away in 2010 aged 102.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, pencil and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Design, for a printed textile, Mary Yonge, London, ca. 1970 |
| Physical description | Design composed of dense patches of different stylised floral images, coloured in various shades of brown, the design is within a square on a larger sheet of thick white paper. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'MARY YONGE M.S.I.A. / 6 ETON VILLAS / LONDON, N.W.3' (Stamp on the reverse.) |
| Credit line | Given by Eileen Knowles |
| Object history | Given by Eileen Knowles, the niece of Mary Yonge |
| Summary | Mary Yonge worked for many years as a textile designer for Courtalds before becoming the Head of Studio. As she was working at Courtalds, Yonge taught one day a week at Central School of Arts and Design, where she had been a student. Yonge retired from Courtalds and began working freelance in the 1960's. During this period she worked with a group that sold their designs to major companies like Liberty & Co. and Edinburgh Weavers. Although she used the name 'Yonge' on her work, Mary's married name was 'O'Donovan'. Mary Yonge passed away in 2010 aged 102. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1255-2012 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2012 |
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