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Smyrna

Textile Design
1891 (made)
Artist/Maker
G. P. & J. Baker (manufacturer)
Hamilton, G.Q. (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Design for a printed textile showing a pattern of chrysanthemums. Signed and dated 'G Q Hamilton 1891' and inscribed in pencil with title.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Designs
Drawings
Object type
Textile design
TitleSmyrna (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
body colour
Body Colour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
G. Q. Hamilton. "Smyrna". Textile design with a pattern of chrysanthemums for G. P. & J. Baker Ltd. British, dated 1891
Physical description
Design for a printed textile showing a pattern of chrysanthemums. Signed and dated 'G Q Hamilton 1891' and inscribed in pencil with title.
Dimensions
  • Height: 106.05cm
  • Width: 76.2cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO 1964
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'G Q Hamilton 1891' (Signed and dated)
  • (Inscribed in pencil with title)
Credit line
Given by G. P. & J. Baker Ltd.
Subject depicted
Chrysanthemums
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.64-1961

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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