Mechtilde
Furnishing Fabric
1913 (printed)
1913 (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This printed linen furnishing fabric was designed and sold by The Omega Workshops Ltd. Founded in 1913 by Roger Fry, Omega Workshops was a group of artists (including Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant) who designed furniture, pottery, carpets, textiles, stained glass and whole schemes of interior decoration. The Omega textile designs were ahead of their time and set a fashion for abstract and geometric patterns. This example 'Mechtilde', is likely to have been designed by the artist Frederick Etchells, a member of the group. This simple design was also used for a carpet woven by The Wilton Royal Carpet Factory, near Salisbury, in about 1915.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Mechtilde (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed linen |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Mechtilde' of printed linen, possibly designed by Frederick Etchells or Roger Fry, printed by Besselièvre, Maromme, France, retailed by Omega Workshops, 1913 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of printed linen with a design of rows of squares linked by vertical lines with pink and blue blocks of colour (a trial piece). |
| Dimensions |
|
| Marks and inscriptions |
|
| Credit line | Given by Miss Margery Fry |
| Object history | Named by Princess Mechtilde Lichnowsky, the wife of the German ambassador, a major supporter of the Omega until she and her husband had to leave Brtain at the start of World War I. |
| Summary | This printed linen furnishing fabric was designed and sold by The Omega Workshops Ltd. Founded in 1913 by Roger Fry, Omega Workshops was a group of artists (including Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant) who designed furniture, pottery, carpets, textiles, stained glass and whole schemes of interior decoration. The Omega textile designs were ahead of their time and set a fashion for abstract and geometric patterns. This example 'Mechtilde', is likely to have been designed by the artist Frederick Etchells, a member of the group. This simple design was also used for a carpet woven by The Wilton Royal Carpet Factory, near Salisbury, in about 1915. |
| Associated objects |
|
| Bibliographic reference | Beyond Bloomsbury. Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2009, p. 119, cat. 35A. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.30-1956 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | February 24, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
