Decoy and Pond 6
Picture
1983 (made)
1983 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Woven silk patchwork; each piece has been folded around a paper template [which has not been removed]and the pieces have been stitched together and then supported on a stiffer backing fabric, piped around the edges and lined. Each panel has been applied to a framed backboard.
Swimming black and white duck, facing right against a background of green with blue sky.
There is an embroidered letter 'L' in the lower right hand corner.
Swimming black and white duck, facing right against a background of green with blue sky.
There is an embroidered letter 'L' in the lower right hand corner.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Decoy and Pond 6 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | silk patchwork |
| Brief description | Silk mosaic, Decoy and Pond, no.6 in set of 6 Lucienne Day, 1983, English. |
| Physical description | Woven silk patchwork; each piece has been folded around a paper template [which has not been removed]and the pieces have been stitched together and then supported on a stiffer backing fabric, piped around the edges and lined. Each panel has been applied to a framed backboard. Swimming black and white duck, facing right against a background of green with blue sky. There is an embroidered letter 'L' in the lower right hand corner. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Joan Hurst through Art Fund |
| Object history | Working on these one-off silk mosaics Lucienne Day was able to explore new themes and new forms of expression. She pioneered this medium from the second half of the 1970s onwards and it provided an alternative avenue for her creative energies. She called them silk 'mosaics' because the pieces of silk are so small [based on a module of 1 cm] that they reminded her of Roman tesserae. |
| Historical context | Joan Hurst was a private collector. The set of six panels was purchased from a gallery at 15 Albermarle Street, Piccadilly, London [probably in 1983/84] for £2825 + VAT. |
| Associated objects | |
| Other number | 6/6 - series number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.50-2002 |
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| Record created | November 13, 2003 |
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