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Inspiration

Design
2008 (drawn), 2009 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A decorative cartouche drawn in black ballpoint pen on paper. ‘Inspiration’ is written in the centre in scrolling hand-drawn gothic lettering, with flourishes. The cartouche is in a gothic style with floral and leaf motifs. The general shape of the cartouche is in the form of four conjoined trefoil arches.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleInspiration (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
black ballpoint pen, paper, drawing
Brief description
Design by Lawrence Mynott: "Inspiration", an unused decorative cartouche for 'Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones' by Oriole Cullen, published by the V&A in 2009. Black ballpoint pen on paper, 2008
Physical description
A decorative cartouche drawn in black ballpoint pen on paper. ‘Inspiration’ is written in the centre in scrolling hand-drawn gothic lettering, with flourishes. The cartouche is in a gothic style with floral and leaf motifs. The general shape of the cartouche is in the form of four conjoined trefoil arches.
Dimensions
  • Height: 297mm
  • Width: 210mm
Credit line
Commissioned by the V&A in 2008
Object history
This is one a series of designs that were produced by Lawrence Mynott in 2008, to illustrate the V&A publication ‘Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones’. The book accompanied an exhibition of the same name, which was on display at the V&A from 24 February - 31 May 2009.
Association
Collection
Accession number
E.444-2017

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Record createdJuly 7, 2014
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