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Sea Shells

Design
1948 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A design for a printed textile of stylised shells and bio-morphic forms.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSea Shells (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and watercolour on thick textured paper
Brief description
Textile design by Ernest Greenfield, 'Sea Shells', design for a printed textile of stylised shells and bio-morphic forms, pen and Indian ink and watercolour on thick textured paper, Great Britain, 1948
Physical description
A design for a printed textile of stylised shells and bio-morphic forms.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.7cm
  • Width: 5.2cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and dated in ink 'E.G 5/48 and inscribed with title.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Collection
Accession number
E.350-1994

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Record createdApril 3, 2009
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