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The Rose

Textile Design
1903 (made)
Artist/Maker
Allan Francis Vigers (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Design for a printed linen, signed and dated 'A F V 1903', inscribed by the artist with colour notes etc. 'Design for printed linen Allan F Vigers' and on the back 'Allan Vigers Spring House Merton Park Wimbledon' and numbered 'B 813'.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Designs
Drawings
Object type
Textile design
TitleThe Rose (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and body colour over preliminary pencil
Watercolour
Body Colour
Pencil
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Allan Francis Vigers. "The Rose". Design for a printed linen with a floral design. British, 1903
Physical description
Design for a printed linen, signed and dated 'A F V 1903', inscribed by the artist with colour notes etc. 'Design for printed linen Allan F Vigers' and on the back 'Allan Vigers Spring House Merton Park Wimbledon' and numbered 'B 813'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 67.95cm
  • Width: 100.97cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO 1964
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A F V 1903' (Signed and dated)
  • 'Design for printed linen Allan F Vigers' (Inscribed by the artist with colour notes etc.)
  • 'Allan Vigers Spring House Merton Park Wimbledon' (Inscribed on the back)
  • 'B 813' (Numbered)
Subject depicted
Roses
Associated object
T.58-1953 (Design)
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO, 1964
  • 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.5513-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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