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Shawl

1913-1919 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hand-painted silk shawl. The object is described as a shawl although it appears to have been a curtain at some point which has been cut and hemmed to make a shawl. Pink, orange, navy blue and turquoise vertical stripes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hand-painted silk
Brief description
Hand-painted silk shawl, designed and made by the Omega Workshops, London, 1913-1919
Physical description
Hand-painted silk shawl. The object is described as a shawl although it appears to have been a curtain at some point which has been cut and hemmed to make a shawl. Pink, orange, navy blue and turquoise vertical stripes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55cm
  • Width: 101.5cm
Production typeUnique
Production
Omega artists did not sign their work; it is therefore difficult to attribute designs to a particular indiividual without documentary evidence to support provenence.
Collection
Accession number
T.344-1998

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Record createdJuly 30, 2007
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