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Design for a rug for Arthur Ruck

Carpet Design
1916 (made)
Artist/Maker
Omega Workshops (manufacturers)
Fry, Roger Eliot (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (designed)

Abstract design, consisting of a collage of coloured papers. Inscribed in ink by the artist 'Omega' and dated '7/4/16', and in pencil '8 Feet diameter'.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Floor Coverings
Designs
Object type
Carpet design
TitleDesign for a rug for Arthur Ruck (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Collage of coloured papers
Paper
Collage
Brief description
Design for a rug for Arthur Ruck, by Roger Fry, collage, 1916
Physical description
Abstract design, consisting of a collage of coloured papers. Inscribed in ink by the artist 'Omega' and dated '7/4/16', and in pencil '8 Feet diameter'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 430mm
  • Width: 595mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Omega' (Inscribed in ink by the artist)
  • '7/4/16' (Dated)
  • '8 Feet diameter' (Inscribed in pencil)
Credit line
Given by Miss Margery Fry
Object history
NB. Formerly catalogued as 'probably by Vanessa Bell.' Reattributed by Richard Shone 'The Art of the Bloomsbury,' p.175, Tate, 1999
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 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
  • P.85 Lea Vergine, Un Altro Tempo. Tra Decadentismo e Modern Style Rovereto, 2012 ISBN: 978-884281862-5.
  • Charlotte Eyerman, Cubisti CubismoRome: Complesso Monumentale del Vittoriano: SKIRA, 2013. ISBN: 9788857219035.
  • Alison, Jane (Ed.) Malissard, Coralie (Ed.) Modern couples : art, intimacy and the avant-garde London : Barbican ; Prestel, 2018.
  • p. 50 Jane Alison and Coralie Malissard (eds), Modern couple : art, intimacy and the avant-garde, London : Barbican ; Prestel Publishing Ltd, 2018.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.722-1955

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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