Mask
Tapestry
1986 (made)
1986 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Established by the Government of Victoria in 1976, the Victorian Tapestry Workshop has an international reputation for its handwoven tapestries. The majority of its tapestries are large-scale coporate and public commissions, but there has also been a demand from individual clients keen to own small examples of work. In order to make its tapestries more widely available, the workshop put together a collection of specially designed small tapestries, to be woven in limited editions. This is a prototype, woven on a domestic wire rack and serves as a preliminary idea by the designer for a miniature tapestry which the V&A exhibited and subsequently purchased in 1992 (T.2-1995).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mask (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Wool tapestry woven on wire frame |
| Brief description | Woven preliminary on wire frame for a miniature tapestry panel by Murray Walker, Melbourne, 1986 |
| Physical description | Model for "Mask" tapestry. The tapestry is attached to a wire frame standing on four wire legs. There is a woven mask attached to the centre of the frame. To the left of the mask, there is a fork made from grey cotton, a grey and silver thread and a black and white thread. The shape is formed by wrapping the threads around the wire frame itself. To the right of the mask there is a matching knife. The central motif has a square head with a large, slightly raised mouth and rectangular shoulders. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Victorian Tapestry Workshop/Artist:Murray Walker/Weaver: Cresside Jolles/1986' (Label; English; Paper adhesive label at the center of the back of the wire frame.) |
| Credit line | Given by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop |
| Object history | The original weaving, "Mask", also in the Museum's collection was produced in 1986 for an exhibition held to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Victorian Tapestry Workshop. The sculpture is a prototype for this piece. |
| Production | Attribution note: Preliminary scheme for tapestry T.2-1995. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Established by the Government of Victoria in 1976, the Victorian Tapestry Workshop has an international reputation for its handwoven tapestries. The majority of its tapestries are large-scale coporate and public commissions, but there has also been a demand from individual clients keen to own small examples of work. In order to make its tapestries more widely available, the workshop put together a collection of specially designed small tapestries, to be woven in limited editions. This is a prototype, woven on a domestic wire rack and serves as a preliminary idea by the designer for a miniature tapestry which the V&A exhibited and subsequently purchased in 1992 (T.2-1995). |
| Associated object | T.2-1995 (Original) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.228-1999 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2000 |
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