design for stamped velvet

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Artist/Maker	Morris & Co. (designed for) May Morris (designer)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Sketch design probably intended for a stamped Utrecht velvet.

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Categories	Textiles Designs Drawings
Object type	Textile design
Title	design for stamped velvet (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Black chalk and Indian ink Chalk Indian Ink Drawing
Brief description	May Morris (attributed). Design for an stamped velvet (possibly) for Morris & Co. British, c.1880s
Physical description	Sketch design probably intended for a stamped Utrecht velvet.
Dimensions	Height: 82.55cm Width: 30.48cm Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO 1963
Credit line	Bequeathed by Miss Mary (May) Morris
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO, 1963 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.961-1954

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O586565/design-for-stamped-velvet-textile-design-may-morris/

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