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Design

1930s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a carpet or textile, with a pattern of fish tails, palm trees and moons drawn out on a gridded background. In the top right corner are watercolour samples in pink, green and blue. On the reverse is a pencil sketch of geometric patterns.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
pencil drawing on paper, with watercolour
Brief description
Design for a carpet or textile, pencil drawing, by Raymond Boyd Simpson & Co. Ltd, London, 1930s
Physical description
Design for a carpet or textile, with a pattern of fish tails, palm trees and moons drawn out on a gridded background. In the top right corner are watercolour samples in pink, green and blue. On the reverse is a pencil sketch of geometric patterns.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.9cm
  • Width: 28.1cm
Credit line
Given by Yu-Chee Chong Fine Art, London
Collection
Accession number
E.809-2023

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Record createdSeptember 12, 2022
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