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Punchinellas

Cushion
1986 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Hockney, David (designer)
Birtwell, Celia (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Cushion of white cotton printed with a stylised painterly design of dancing figures wearing Commedia dell'Arte masks.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
cushion
TitlePunchinellas (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Printing
Brief description
Cushion, 'Punchinellas' design of white cotton printed, designed by David Hockney for Celia Birtwell, England, 1986
Physical description
Cushion of white cotton printed with a stylised painterly design of dancing figures wearing Commedia dell'Arte masks.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Punchinellas designed by David Hockney Printed in England. for Celia Birtwell' [repeated along the selvedge border] (Printed)
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Celia Birtwell
Object history
Registered File number 1986/2134.
Production
Designed for Celia Birtwell
Subjects depicted
Commedia Dell'arte
Masks
Figures
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.188-1986

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Record createdApril 9, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O224203/punchinellas-cushion-hockney-david/
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