Design
Design
1960 (designed)
1960 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
This is a design for a carpet commissioned by a City Livery Company in London, the Girdlers, from Dublin-based designers, Donegal Carpets in 1960. The original Girdlers Hall had been destroyed in the Blitz. Heal's supplied the furniture for the new building which was completed in January 1960, and with Heal's encouragement, the Girdlers' committee agreed that Donegal Carpets would create a set of traditional carpet designs to furnish the new building
The design is one of six given to the V&A by the Worshipful Company of Girdlers and form part of a larger collection of nineteen designs. The other thirteen have been given to the Guildhall Library (MS35955), because the Library also holds archives relating to the commission.
The design is one of six given to the V&A by the Worshipful Company of Girdlers and form part of a larger collection of nineteen designs. The other thirteen have been given to the Guildhall Library (MS35955), because the Library also holds archives relating to the commission.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Design |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Design for a carpet for Girdlers Hall, by Donegal Carpets, 1960 |
| Physical description | This is a large piece of thick cream cardboard on whch is drawn a square outline, the bottom left quarter of which has been painted in intricate watercolour, in shades of greenh, pale green, beigey yellow, coral pink, mid and dark brown.The design features stylised floral motifs in the corner and half motifs in the same colours along the length of the border. The central design also includes ribbon and stone vase motifs in its decoration. Below the main design is a simple bordered rectangle painted in similar colours with a undecorated centre, drawn and coloured in landscape format. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Bottom right hand corner is stamped 'This design (No.644) is the property of Donegal Carpets Ltd., and should be returned at:- 20 Merrion Road, Dublin when no longer required'. Bottom left hand corner is hand written 'Sclae: Three quarters of one inch represents One foot'. |
| Credit line | Given by the Worshipful Company of Girdlers |
| Summary | This is a design for a carpet commissioned by a City Livery Company in London, the Girdlers, from Dublin-based designers, Donegal Carpets in 1960. The original Girdlers Hall had been destroyed in the Blitz. Heal's supplied the furniture for the new building which was completed in January 1960, and with Heal's encouragement, the Girdlers' committee agreed that Donegal Carpets would create a set of traditional carpet designs to furnish the new building The design is one of six given to the V&A by the Worshipful Company of Girdlers and form part of a larger collection of nineteen designs. The other thirteen have been given to the Guildhall Library (MS35955), because the Library also holds archives relating to the commission. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.525-2005 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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