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Design for a wall hanging

Textile Design
1927 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bauhaus (designed for)
Stölzl, Gunta (maker)
Place of origin
Dessau (made)

Abstract design for a wall hanging on paper.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Textiles
Wall Coverings
Drawings
Object type
Textile design
TitleDesign for a wall hanging (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pen on paper
Watercolour
Pencil
Gouache
Ink
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Gunta Stölzl. Design for a jacquard woven wall hanging. German, 1927.
Physical description
Abstract design for a wall hanging on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.8cm
  • Width: 27cm
Measured J Ceresole.
Styles
Bauhaus
Modernist
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • Stölzl 1927/28. (Signed and dated in chalk on back)
  • Bauhaus Dessau Wandbehang.
  • No. 12.
Subjects depicted
Wall Hangings
Jacquard Weaving
Bibliographic references
  • Barry Bergdoll and Leah DickermanBauhaus 1919-1933. Workshops for Modernity New York: MOMA, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-87070-758-2.
  • John Murdoch and Susan Lambert, Summary Catalogue of Textile Designs 1840-1985 in the V. & A. Museum and colour microfiche, Surrey: Emmett Microform, 1986
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1967
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1967
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.699-1967

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Record createdDecember 10, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O178805/design-for-a-wall-hanging-textile-design-stölzl-gunta/
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