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Length of printed velveteen

Designer Charles F. A. Voysey British
Purveyor for firm of Liberty & Co. British
1890s
Not on view
Voysey supplemented his small architectural practice by designing all kinds of domestic decorative items: furniture, metalware, wallpaper, carpets, and textiles. His patterns are distinctive, with stylized plants and birds, in a range of muted subtle colors.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Length of printed velveteen
  • Designer: Charles F. A. Voysey (British, Hessle, Yorkshire 1857–1941 Winchester)
  • Manufactory: Turnbull & Stockdale
  • Purveyor: for firm of Liberty & Co. (British, founded London, 1875)
  • Date: 1890s
  • Culture: British, Ramsbottom, Lancashire
  • Medium: Cotton
  • Dimensions: Overall: 94 1/2 × 26 1/2 in. (67.3 × 240 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Printed
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1990
  • Object Number: 1990.155
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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