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Design for carpet

Carpet Design
ca. 1922 (made)
Artist/Maker
Gray, Eileen (artist)
Place of origin
France (made)

Eileen Gray, design for a carpet, ca. 1922. Dry mounted onto card.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Floor Coverings
Drawings
Object type
Carpet design
TitleDesign for carpet (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, watercolour, chalk and gouache.
Pencil
Watercolour
Chalk
Gouache
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Eileen Gray, design for a carpet, ca. 1922. Dry mounted onto card. Pencil, watercolour, chalk and gouache.
Physical description
Eileen Gray, design for a carpet, ca. 1922. Dry mounted onto card.
Dimensions
  • Design height: 43cm
  • Design width: 27.4cm
  • Card mount height: 49.5cm
  • Card mount width: 37cm
Subject depicted
Carpets
Bibliographic references
  • Dieter Roelstraete, ed. All That Is Solid. Five Reflections on Materialist Spirituality in Contemporary Art Mechelen: MuHKA, 2009. ISBN: 978-90-209-8318-0.
  • 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.534-1980

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Record createdSeptember 8, 2008
Record URL
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