Leighton Tapestry

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Artist/Maker	Donald Bros. Ltd (maker)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

A design for a woven fabric depicting stylised leaves and peacocks.

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Categories	Drawings Designs Textiles Animals and Wildlife Scotland
Object type	Drawing
Title	Leighton Tapestry (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Bodycolour Drawing
Brief description	Drawing for Donald Bros. Ltd., design for woven fabric 'Leighton Tapestry', bodycolour, Great Britain, ca. 1936
Physical description	A design for a woven fabric depicting stylised leaves and peacocks.
Dimensions	Height: 74cm Width: 42cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Marks and inscriptions	Inscribed in ink with title and 'Original Sketch Design.' Inscribed on the back 'Donald Bros. Ltd Old Glamis Factory Dundee Angus'.
Subjects depicted	Leaves Peacocks
Bibliographic references	Hawkins, Jennifer and Marianne Hollis (ed), Thirties: British art and design before the war London, Arts Council, 1979 pp.90, 91, 144, 145 Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.198-1994

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Record created	April 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O214237/leighton-tapestry-drawing-donald-bros-ltd/

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