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British Railways (Roses)

Carpet Design
1958 (made)
Artist/Maker
T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd. (manufacturers)
British Rail (made for)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Design for a carpet


Object details

Categories
Floor Coverings
Textiles
Designs
Drawings
Object type
Carpet design
Titles
  • British Railways (Roses) (assigned by artist)
  • B754 (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
pencil & bodycolour
Bodycolour
Pencil
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
T.F. Firth & Sons. 'British Railways (Roses)' (B754). Carpet design for British Railways. British, 1958
Physical description
Design for a carpet
Dimensions
  • Height: 456mm
  • Width: 224mm
Credit line
Given by Firth Carpets Ltd.
Bibliographic reference
John Murdoch and Susan Lambert, Summary Catalogue of Textile Designs 1840-1985 in the V. & A. Museum and colour microfiche, Surrey: Emmett Microform, 1986
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.296-1973

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O561804/british-railways-roses-carpet-design-t-f-firth/
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