Carpet Design
1919-1929 (made)
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Slender rectangular design on rough-textured paper. Two narrow parallel stripes, one russet-brown, one white, near the centre of the design along one axis, on a pale brown ground. A lemon yellow stripe along one long edge and a small parabola of the same colour in an opposite corner. A small complete margin to the design left uncoloured. Mounted on a piece of dark brown card.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gouache on paper |
| Brief description | Eileen Gray. Design for a carpet. French, 1920s |
| Physical description | Slender rectangular design on rough-textured paper. Two narrow parallel stripes, one russet-brown, one white, near the centre of the design along one axis, on a pale brown ground. A lemon yellow stripe along one long edge and a small parabola of the same colour in an opposite corner. A small complete margin to the design left uncoloured. Mounted on a piece of dark brown card. |
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| Credit line | Acquired from the Artist in 1973. |
| Object history | Purchased from the artist. These carpet designs were probably made for her Gallery, the 'Gallerie Jean Dessert' in Paris. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.238-1973 |
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| Record created | September 8, 2008 |
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