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Textile Design

1897 (made)
Artist/Maker
G. P. & J. Baker (manufacturer)
John Scarratt Rigby (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Design for a printed textile showing a peacock and peahen among exotic flowers and trees. Signed and dated 'J Scarratt Rigby 1897' and numbered in ink 'B 474'.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Designs
Drawings
Object type
Textile design
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and body colour
Watercolour
Body Colour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
J. Scarratt Rigby. Textile design showing a peacock and peahen among exotic flowers and trees. Designed for G.P. & J. Baker, London, 1897.
Physical description
Design for a printed textile showing a peacock and peahen among exotic flowers and trees. Signed and dated 'J Scarratt Rigby 1897' and numbered in ink 'B 474'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 88.01cm
  • Width: 80.01cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO 1964
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'J Scarratt Rigby 1897' (Signed and dated)
  • 'B 474' (Numbered in ink)
Credit line
Given by G. P. & J. Baker Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Peacock
Flowers
Trees
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO, 1964
  • 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
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.65-1961

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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