Design for Christina of Sweden plate
Design
1932-1933 (made)
1932-1933 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Kenneth Clark, later Lord Clark, commissioned a large dinner service to be decorated by the painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. The theme was `Famous Women' and ranged from Sappho to Greta Garbo. Vanessa Bell sketched her first rough ideas for this portrait in pencil, still visible in places, before filling in and developing the design with bold strokes of watercolour. Most of the preliminary designs were carried out on round scraps of paper or card.
Object details
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| Title | Design for Christina of Sweden plate (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour |
| Brief description | Design for Christina of Sweden plate, by Vanessa Bell, pencil and watercolour on paper, 1932–3 |
| Physical description | Portrait drawing, circular in form, of Queen Christina of Sweden |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Christina of Sweden' (Lettered in blue watercolour ) |
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| Credit line | Vanessa Bell (1879-1961) Design for a plate with a portrait of Queen Christina of Sweden. 1932-3 Pencil and watercolour Kenneth Clark, later Lord Clark, commissioned a large dinner service to be decorated by the painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. The theme was `Famous Women' and ranged from Sappho to Greta Garbo. Vanessa Bell sketched her first rough ideas for this portrait in pencil, still visible in places, before filling in and developing the design with bold strokes of watercolour. Most of the preliminary designs were carried out on round scraps of paper or card and in some cases, on paper plates. E.1052-1992 |
| Object history | Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant were commissioned to make a dinner service by Kenneth and Jane Clark (1903–1983; 1902–1976), and chose the theme of 'Famous Women'. |
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| Summary | Kenneth Clark, later Lord Clark, commissioned a large dinner service to be decorated by the painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. The theme was `Famous Women' and ranged from Sappho to Greta Garbo. Vanessa Bell sketched her first rough ideas for this portrait in pencil, still visible in places, before filling in and developing the design with bold strokes of watercolour. Most of the preliminary designs were carried out on round scraps of paper or card. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1052-1992 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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