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Cyprus

Drawing
ca. 1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
Donald Bros. Ltd (maker)
Dorn (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

A drawing illustrating a design for woven fabric depicting a stylised dove and Corinthian column.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Textiles
Animals and Wildlife
Scotland
Object type
Drawing
TitleCyprus (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, bodycolour and kaolinite
Kaolinite
Paper
Bodycolour
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing by Marion Dorn for Donald Bros. Ltd., design for fabric 'Cyprus', pencil, bodycolour and kaolinite, Great Britain, ca. 1936.
Physical description
A drawing illustrating a design for woven fabric depicting a stylised dove and Corinthian column.
Dimensions
  • Sheet width: 672mm (Note: Height ranges from 672 to 675mm at its longest point (VButton))
  • Sheet width: 477mm
  • Image height: 561mm
  • Image width: 314mm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in ink with title and 'Original Sketch Design'. Inscribed in pencil 'Donalds'. Inscribed on the back 'Donald Bros. Ltd Old Glamis Factory Dundee Angus.'
Subjects depicted
Dove
Column
Bibliographic references
  • Hawkins, Jennifer and Marianne Hollis (ed), Thirties: British art and design before the war London, Arts Council, 1979 pp.90, 91, 144, 145
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.197-1994

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Record createdApril 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O214236/cyprus-drawing-dorn/
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