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Design for a carpet

Carpet Design
1913 (made)
Artist/Maker
Omega Workshops (designed for)
Lewis, Wyndham (maker)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Abstract design for a rug or a carpet. Numbered '4'.


Object details

Categories
Floor Coverings
Designs
Drawings
Textiles
Object type
Carpet design
TitleDesign for a carpet (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and black and blue inks on tracing paper
Ink
Pencil
Tracing Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Design for a carpet by Wyndham Lewis for Omega Workshops, ink on tracing paper, 1913
Physical description
Abstract design for a rug or a carpet. Numbered '4'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.67cm
  • Width: 20.32cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO 1963
Marks and inscriptions
'4' (Numbered)
Credit line
Given by Miss. Margery Fry, J.P.
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1955-1956 London: HMSO, 1963
  • John Murdoch and Susan Lambert, Summary Catalogue of Textile Designs 1840-1985 in the V. & A. Museum and colour microfiche, Surrey: Emmett Microform, 1986
  • Cork, Richard, Vorticism and Its Allies. Hayward Gallery, London, 1974, no. 120
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.728-1955

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O578999/design-for-a-carpet-carpet-design-lewis-wyndham/
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