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Design for a printed textile, with repeat pattern of stylized swans. On back is a pencil drawing for a different design. Paper is watermarked 'MICHALLET'

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Category	Designs
Object type	Design drawing
Title	Swans (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Pencil and water-colour on watermarked paper Pencil Watercolour
Brief description	Swans, design for a textile by Eileen Hunter (1912- ), 1930s, pencil and watercolour.
Physical description	Design for a printed textile, with repeat pattern of stylized swans. On back is a pencil drawing for a different design. Paper is watermarked 'MICHALLET'
Dimensions	Height: 48.3cm Width: 62.5cm
Production type	unique
Marks and inscriptions	'Swans' (Back, top left corner; writing; pencil) 'Eileen Hunter' (1) Signature; Back, top left corner; writing; pencil) '2nd white silk / (least ribbed possible)' (Back, top right corner; writing; pencil) 'Swans' (Back, bottom left corner; writing; pencil) Number 2 within a circle (Back, centre of sheet near bottom; writing; pencil) 'MICHALLET' (watermark; Bottom right (when viewing from the back)) 'TOP' (Back, top, near centre.; writing; pencil)
Credit line	Given by Eileen Hunter
Subjects depicted	Textiles Swan (Animal)
Associated object	T.295-1997 (Object)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.164-1998

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Record created	June 29, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O41043/swans-design-drawing-hunter/

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