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Textile Design

c.1894 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a cretonne, with a repeat pattern of irises in brown, green and white on a blue background.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Charcoal, brown chalk and gouache
Brief description
Design for a cretonne, with a repeat pattern of irises in brown, green and white on a blue background. Gouache drawing by Arthur Silver and produced by the Silver Studios, late 19th century.
Physical description
Design for a cretonne, with a repeat pattern of irises in brown, green and white on a blue background.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 65cm
  • Size of sheet width: 58cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968.
Marks and inscriptions
'549' (Numbered)
Credit line
Given by Miss Mary Peerless
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
  • 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
Accession number
E.462-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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