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Dark Helena

Textile Design
ca. 1898 (made)
Artist/Maker
C. F. A. Voysey (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

A textile design with a purple bird motif

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Designs
Drawings
Object type
Textile design
TitleDark Helena (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pencil on paper
Watercolour
Pencil
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
C.F.A. Voysey. 'Dark Helena' textile design. English, August 1899
Physical description
A textile design with a purple bird motif
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and dated: C.F.A. Voysey Architect 6 Carlton Hill June to October 1899
Credit line
Given by Courtaulds Ltd
Subject depicted
Birds
Bibliographic references
  • Eisenman, Stephen S., Design in the age of Darwin: from William Morris to Frank Lloyd Wright, Evanston: Northwestern University, 2008
  • 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.176-1974

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Record createdFebruary 7, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O144749/dark-helena-textile-design-c-f-a/
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