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British Railways

Carpet Design
c.1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd. (manufacturers)
British Rail (made for)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Design for a typography themed carpet made up using the words "BRITISH RAILWAYS" repeated.


Object details

Categories
Floor Coverings
Textiles
Designs
Drawings
Object type
Carpet design
Titles
  • British Railways (manufacturer's title)
  • British Railways (assigned by artist)
  • B630 (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
pencil & bodycolour
Bodycolour
Pencil
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
T.F. Firth & Sons. 'British Railways' (B630). Typographical carpet design for British Railways. British, c.1950
Physical description
Design for a typography themed carpet made up using the words "BRITISH RAILWAYS" repeated.
Credit line
Given by Firth Carpets Ltd.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.300-1973

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O561800/british-railways-carpet-design-t-f-firth/
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