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Perspective Drawing

Hanging
1982 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pieced silk hanging composed of pieced sections of white cream tussah and wild silk. Some sections are shaded and spot-patterned in grey painted work. Cream silk border. With an unbleached calico lining complete with display sleeve. The design is derived from typographical characters chopped and re-arranged into a mosaic.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePerspective Drawing (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Tussah and wild silk, painted and lined with calico
Brief description
Pieced silk hanging 'Perspective Drawing', designed and made by Dinah Prentice, England, 1982
Physical description
Pieced silk hanging composed of pieced sections of white cream tussah and wild silk. Some sections are shaded and spot-patterned in grey painted work. Cream silk border. With an unbleached calico lining complete with display sleeve. The design is derived from typographical characters chopped and re-arranged into a mosaic.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 13.5kg (Note: Weight of object, roller and storage pole.)
  • Top edge width: 2491mm
  • Bottom edge width: 2500mm
  • Proper right length: 2215mm
  • Proper left length: 2200mm
Credit line
Given by the Estate of William Edwin Clench White
Object history
Registered File number 1987/19.

At the time of acquisition five preliminary drawings were loaned to the Museum by the designer, which included pencil drawings Perspective Drawing 1 and 2.
Bibliographic reference
Parry, Linda, ed. A Practical Guide to Patchwork from the Victoria and Albert Collection. London, 1987
Collection
Accession number
T.2-1987

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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