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La Dame aux Belles Plumes

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

General Description: Sketch showing eggs, women and cat [?]. 1986-7. Mounted with sketch showing woman and cat with part of a border incorporating a feather design, and with collage of an oat stalk.

Sketch showing eggs, women and cat [?]. Mounted with sketch showing woman and cat with part of a border incorporating a feather design, and with collage of an oat stalk.

Inscription Content: Inscribed in pencil photocopy low slung chickens drawing feeding chickens drawing with speckled egg dust on dress or border chicken drawings straw gold and yellow. Inscribed in pencil flesh colour eggshell inside clothed in egg yolk yellow.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLa Dame aux Belles Plumes
Materials and techniques
Coloured chalks, black chalk, metallic pigment 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 eggs, women and cat [?]. 1986-7. Mounted with sketch showing woman and cat with part of a border incorporating a feather design, and with collage of an oat stalk.

Sketch showing eggs, women and cat [?]. Mounted with sketch showing woman and cat with part of a border incorporating a feather design, and with collage of an oat stalk.

Inscription Content: Inscribed in pencil photocopy low slung chickens drawing feeding chickens drawing with speckled egg dust on dress or border chicken drawings straw gold and yellow. Inscribed in pencil flesh colour eggshell inside clothed in egg yolk yellow.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 49.8cm
  • Size of sheet width: 32.8cm
Size of sheet: 49.8 x 32.8 cm
Style
Production typeDesign
Collection
Accession number
E.500-1988

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Record createdNovember 24, 2008
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