Rug design for Cadena Cafe (recto)
Maker
Attributed to
(Artists)
1866-1934
(Artists)
1866-1934
Title
Rug design for Cadena Cafe (recto)
Date of Production
1913 - 1914
Medium
graphite and bodycolour (recto and verso) on wove paper, with pinholes at the corners and other random areas; large loss of lower right corner
Dimensions
Height: 41.7 cm
Width: 41.8 cm
Width: 41.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1958.PD.63
Mode of Acquisition
Pamela Diamand, gift, 1958
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Roger Fry (1866-1934); by descent to his daughter Pamela Diamand; Pamela Diamand Gift 1958
Exhibition History
Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/06/2009-20/09/2009
Roger Fry and the Omega Workshops, The Courtauld Gallery (Prints and Drawings Study Room), 01/08/1990-02/12/1990
Roger Fry and the Omega Workshops, The Courtauld Gallery (Prints and Drawings Study Room), 01/08/1990-02/12/1990
Literature
Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, Courtauld Gallery, London, 2009
cat. no. 25
ill. on p. 106
cat. no. 25
ill. on p. 106
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: all graphite, artist’s hand: upper centre: “5/29 / 5 4/5”; upper centre: “29 1/2.”, “29.”, and “29”; upper right: “29 / 2 ½ / [sum line] / 26 ½”; upper right: “5)26 ½”, “5)29./5-4.”, “5) 1 ½” and below that “1”; upper right, underlined: “Scale 2” = 1’”; upper right, scribbled over: “1/3-” and “5÷3/2”; upper centre on the drawing: “10”” and below that “4”” [other measurements in the centre of the drawing are now illegible]; left centre: “5)29 / 4 / 5”; right centre: “1/24 + ½” [the latter number scribbled out]; below that: “1/4 [the former crossed out] 1/24 + 1/8 + 1/24”; lower left centre: “1/2” + 1½” + 1/2" + 4 ½ / +1/2” 1 ½ + ½””; lower right centre: “6” = 3’”; below that: “2” = 1’”; lower left: “24””; lower right: “Scale”, “1”=1’ [this crossed out]”, “1” = 1’”; lower centre: “scale / 2”[the rest of these two lines scribbled out]”; lower left, blue ink: “HHF. 263.”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: all graphite, artist’s hand: upper centre: “5/29 / 5 4/5”; upper centre: “29 1/2.”, “29.”, and “29”; upper right: “29 / 2 ½ / [sum line] / 26 ½”; upper right: “5)26 ½”, “5)29./5-4.”, “5) 1 ½” and below that “1”; upper right, underlined: “Scale 2” = 1’”; upper right, scribbled over: “1/3-” and “5÷3/2”; upper centre on the drawing: “10”” and below that “4”” [other measurements in the centre of the drawing are now illegible]; left centre: “5)29 / 4 / 5”; right centre: “1/24 + ½” [the latter number scribbled out]; below that: “1/4 [the former crossed out] 1/24 + 1/8 + 1/24”; lower left centre: “1/2” + 1½” + 1/2" + 4 ½ / +1/2” 1 ½ + ½””; lower right centre: “6” = 3’”; below that: “2” = 1’”; lower left: “24””; lower right: “Scale”, “1”=1’ [this crossed out]”, “1” = 1’”; lower centre: “scale / 2”[the rest of these two lines scribbled out]”; lower left, blue ink: “HHF. 263.”.
Collector's mark: none.
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