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1925-1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Enid Marx designed pattern papers for the Little Gallery, various publishers and for the Judd Street Gallery. They reflect both her abilities as a textile designer as well as her skill as a wood engraver. Her first paper for Curwen in 1925 was in fact one of her early experiments with wood engraving and shows her trying out different tools.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph from wood engraving
Brief description
Lithograph from wood engraving. Designed by Enid Marx, printed by the Curwen Press. Patterned paper, ca. 1925
Physical description
Black and white patterned paper with a repeating design of squares containing textured curved lines.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.75in
  • Width: 12.4375in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Credit line
Given by Harold Curwen
Subject depicted
Summary
Enid Marx designed pattern papers for the Little Gallery, various publishers and for the Judd Street Gallery. They reflect both her abilities as a textile designer as well as her skill as a wood engraver. Her first paper for Curwen in 1925 was in fact one of her early experiments with wood engraving and shows her trying out different tools.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Collection
Accession number
E.1671-1929

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Record createdAugust 27, 2004
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