Maud
Furnishing Fabric
1913 (made)
1913 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The painter Vanessa Bell designed this fabric for the Omega Workshops. Founded in 1913, the Workshops produced a range of furniture and furnishings, including six textiles. Members of the Workshop and the Bloomsbury Group of writers and artists also used the textiles for clothing. The Workshop designs show the influence of contemporary painting, in particular the shapes and colours of Fauvism and Cubism.
Object details
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| Title | Maud (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed linen |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric, 'Maud', printed linen, designed by Vanessa Bell, made by Besselièvre, Maromme, France, retailed by Omega Workshops, Great Britain, ca. 1913 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of printed linen. The design is made up of angular faceted abstract forms in pale-green, blue and red, and with black lines delineating the pattern. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Manchester Design Registry |
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| Summary | The painter Vanessa Bell designed this fabric for the Omega Workshops. Founded in 1913, the Workshops produced a range of furniture and furnishings, including six textiles. Members of the Workshop and the Bloomsbury Group of writers and artists also used the textiles for clothing. The Workshop designs show the influence of contemporary painting, in particular the shapes and colours of Fauvism and Cubism. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.425-1966 |
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| Record created | November 5, 2003 |
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