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Watercolour Drawing

early 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a textile or wallpaper showing a view of a Chinese temple at the end of a path overhung with flowering plants and ivy.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, water-colour and gouache on paper
Brief description
Design for a printed textile or a wallpaper by William George Paulson Townsend, showing a view of a Chinese temple, with plants and ivy. Early 20th century.
Physical description
Design for a textile or wallpaper showing a view of a Chinese temple at the end of a path overhung with flowering plants and ivy.
Dimensions
  • Height: 85.1cm
  • Width: 74.3cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Credit line
Given by Mr G. Paulson Townsend, son of the artist
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . 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
Accession number
E.796-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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