Maud

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Artist/Maker	Omega Workshops (designed for) Besselièvre (manufacturer) Vanessa Bell (designer)
Place of origin	England (designed) Maromme (made) Great Britain (retailed)

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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Categories	Textiles Interiors
Object type	Furnishing fabric
Title	Maud (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Printed linen Linen Block Printing
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.
Dimensions	Height: 790mm (Textile Sample) Width: 800mm (Textile Sample) Height: 960mm (Frame) Width: 935mm (Frame)
Credit line	Given by the Manchester Design Registry
Subjects depicted	Abstract Geometric Patterns
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.
Bibliographic references	Baker, Malcolm, and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications, 1999. The Victoria and Albert Museum's Textile Collection. British Textiles from 1900 to 1937 (London: V&A Publications, 1992), p. 39, ill. 26.
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	CIRC.425-1966

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Record created	November 5, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O85154/maud-furnishing-fabric-vanessa-bell/

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