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Painted ceiling at Weston Birt House

Painting
1875-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a painted ceiling. Blue sky with storks in flight, some with snakes or eels in their beaks.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePainted ceiling at Weston Birt House (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
watercolour and bodycolour
Brief description
Alfred Morgan. Design for a painted ceiling at Weston Birt House, Gloucester. Storks in flight against blue sky.
Physical description
Design for a painted ceiling. Blue sky with storks in flight, some with snakes or eels in their beaks.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.375in
  • Width: 9.75in
Credit line
Given by Miss Jessie Morgan
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1943, London: HMSO, 1956.
Collection
Accession number
E.387-1943

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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