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Design for a quarter section of a carpet

Carpet Design
1913 to 1919 (made)
Artist/Maker
Omega Workshops (designed for)
Grant, Duncan (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Large abstract design for a quarter section of a rug.


Object details

Categories
Designs
Floor Coverings
Textiles
Paintings
Object type
Carpet design
TitleDesign for a quarter section of a carpet (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on paper
Gouache
Paper
Watercolour Painting
Brief description
Design for a quarter section of a carpet, by Duncan Grant for Omega Workshops, gouache on paper, 1913-1919
Physical description
Large abstract design for a quarter section of a rug.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.5cm
  • Width: 147.3cm
  • Frame height: 118.5cm
  • Frame width: 163.5cm
  • Frame depth: 3.5cm
Measured by Juliet Ceresole July 2008
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
  • 34 (Inscribed by the artist)
  • measurements (measurements inscribed by the artist)
  • W. Gill C/o Mrs. Bryn Glan Llanbedrog (Inscribed by the artist)
Credit line
Given by Miss Margery Fry, J. P.
Production
Produced by the Omega Workshops Ltd. in Bloomsbury
Associated object
T.192-1958 (Object)
Bibliographic references
  • Gerstein, Alexandra (ed.), Beyond Bloomsbury: Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19 London : The Courtauld Gallery, 2009 16
  • John Murdoch and Susan Lambert, Summary Catalogue of Textile Designs 1840-1985 in the V. & A. Museum and colour microfiche, Surrey: Emmett Microform, 1986
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.723-1955

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Record createdMarch 4, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O198234/design-for-a-quarter-section-carpet-design-grant-duncan/
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