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La Dame aux Belles Plumes

Design
1986-1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

General Description: Sketch showing a woman in checked dress with chickens. Mounted with sketch showing female nude with cat and chickens. On the back cats and decorative collage

Sketch showing a woman in checked dress with chickens. Mounted with sketch showing female nude with cat and chickens. On the back cats and decorative collage.

Inscription Content: Inscribed in pencil my low slung chickens weaving straw into gold. On the back cats and a female torso.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLa Dame aux Belles Plumes
Materials and techniques
Pencil and collage
Brief description
Lynne Curran; La Dame aux Belles Plumes. 38 designs (on 10 sheets), collage designs and sketches for a tapestry. 1986-7
Physical description
General Description: Sketch showing a woman in checked dress with chickens. Mounted with sketch showing female nude with cat and chickens. On the back cats and decorative collage

Sketch showing a woman in checked dress with chickens. Mounted with sketch showing female nude with cat and chickens. On the back cats and decorative collage.

Inscription Content: Inscribed in pencil my low slung chickens weaving straw into gold. On the back cats and a female torso.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.6cm
  • Width: 19.7cm
24.6 x 19.7 cm
Style
Production typeDesign
Collection
Accession number
E.495-1988

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Record createdNovember 24, 2008
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