Moonlight
Designer:
Hodgkin, Howard
Weaver:
Power, Valerie
Cotton warp, wool weft, woven in dark blue, green, red, orange, grey, black and white wools
History note: Given anonymously to the donor
Given by the Contemporary Art Society
Height: 119.4 cm
Width: 148.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1986-04-28) by Contemporary Art Society
20th Century, Late#
Production date:
circa
AD 1983
One of a suite of four tapestries after Hodgkin originals, produced by different weavers between 1982 and 1984, commissioned by the anonymous donor to the Contemporary Art Society. The original was a screenprint, lent by the Bernard Jacobson Gallery, Cork Street, London, W.1. The tapestry was woven on a low warp loom.
Warp
composed of
cotton
Weft
composed of
wool
Tapestry weave : Cotton warp, wool weft, woven in dark blue, green, red, orange, grey, black and white wools
Inscription present: turret motif and date 1983
Accession number: T.2-1986
Primary reference Number: 81878
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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