Wallpaper or Textile Design
ca. 1882 (made)
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This design is based on the shape of the Crinoid, or Sea Lily. This is a kind of primitive animal related to corals. Mackmurdo often based his patterns on real but unfamiliar and strange-looking natural forms. As a young man he was strongly influenced by the drawings of the artist Burne-Jones and his swirling designs for stained glass. Mackmurdo developed his eccentric style with the help of his friend and fellow designer Selwyn Image. Later designers in the Art Nouveau style often imitated his favourite quirks.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Charcoal, watercolour and body colour, on paper |
| Brief description | Design, for a wallpaper or textile, of formalized leaves; Lettered within the design with the monogram of the Century Guild 'CG'; Charcoal, watercolour and body colour, on paper; By Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo; ca. 1882. |
| Physical description | Design, for a wallpaper or textile, of formalized leaves; lettered within the design with the monogram of the Century Guild CG; Charcoal, watercolour and body colour, on paper. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | lettered within the design with the monogram of the Century Guild CG. |
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| Summary | This design is based on the shape of the Crinoid, or Sea Lily. This is a kind of primitive animal related to corals. Mackmurdo often based his patterns on real but unfamiliar and strange-looking natural forms. As a young man he was strongly influenced by the drawings of the artist Burne-Jones and his swirling designs for stained glass. Mackmurdo developed his eccentric style with the help of his friend and fellow designer Selwyn Image. Later designers in the Art Nouveau style often imitated his favourite quirks. |
| Bibliographic reference | Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982. |
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| Accession number | E.1165-1920 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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