Drawing
1886-1907 (drawn)
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Watercolour depicting a portion of a late 15th century Italian velvet wall hanging formerly in Stockton House, near Salisbury, England. The hanging is woven in stripes of dark blue and brown silk pile; this drawing shows the blue stripes only.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing by Ada Hunter, depicting a portion of a late 15th century Italian velvet wall hanging formerly in Stockton House, near Salisbury, watercolour, London, 1886-1907 |
| Physical description | Watercolour depicting a portion of a late 15th century Italian velvet wall hanging formerly in Stockton House, near Salisbury, England. The hanging is woven in stripes of dark blue and brown silk pile; this drawing shows the blue stripes only. |
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| Object history | Ada Hunter, along with her sister Blanche, was one of the official V&A house artists at the turn of the 19th/20th centuries. She painted many textile reconstructions of antique textile fragments in the Textiles Collections. Recreated in this drawing by Hunter is a 15th century Italian wall hanging, formerly in Stockton House near Salisbury, which was lent to the V&A by the Bishop of Worcester. |
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| Accession number | D.28-1905 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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