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Elsing Cloth

Drawing
1936 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Series: Elsing Cloth. Point paper showing design for reversible jacquard woven cotton, 1936. Lettered in coloured chalk with titles and in ink with notes. Stamped in purple ink with the studio numbers of Donald Bros. Ltd.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleElsing Cloth (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, ink and coloured inks on blue point paper
Brief description
Design for jacquard woven cotton for Donald Bros., 1936, 'Elsing Cloth'.
Physical description
Series: Elsing Cloth. Point paper showing design for reversible jacquard woven cotton, 1936. Lettered in coloured chalk with titles and in ink with notes. Stamped in purple ink with the studio numbers of Donald Bros. Ltd.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 1038mm
  • Sheet width: 968mm
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered in coloured chalk with titles and in ink with notes Stamped in purple ink with the studio numbers of Donald Bros. Ltd.
Object history
This design was woven by Donald Bros. Ltd., Dundee. There is an example of the textile in the Textiles Department (CIRC.520-1954).
Production
Series Date: 1936
Associated object
Bibliographic references
  • Literature: Arts Council of Great Britain, The Thirties, British Art and Design Before the War, London, 1979, cat. no. 4.40
  • Series: Literature: Arts Council of Great Britain, The Thirties, British Art and Design Before the War, London, 1979, cat. no. 4.40
Collection
Accession number
E.414-1988

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Record createdNovember 24, 2008
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