Lion in a Forest (1949)

Margaret Kaye

embroidered hessian with silk and cotton threads, metal, sequins, appliqué in wool, velveteen, cotton and net

Victoria & Albert Museum, Textiles and Fashion Collection, London

Classification:

Textile, Embroidery, Craft

Materials:

Canvas, Silk threads, Cotton threads, Metal, Sequins, Wool, Velveteen, Net

Physical Object Description:

Collage of appliqué in wool, velveteen, cotton and net on a coarse hessian ground embroidered with coloured silks, cotton, metallic braid and sequins. Collage 'Lion in a Forest' of embroidered hessian with appliqué in wool, velveteen, cotton and net, made by Margaret Kaye, Great Britain,1949

Technique:

Collage, Embroidered (hand)

Dimensions:

39.37 x 31.11 cm

Accession Number:

CIRC.54-1957

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1954

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased from Alex Reid and Lefevre Ltd by Robin Ironside (1912-1965) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1949; presented to Victoria & Albert Museum, Textiles and Fashion Collection, 1954

Relationship:

Robin Ironside Victoria & Albert Museum, Textiles and Fashion Collection, London

Subject:

Lion, Landscape, Animals (farm), Embroidery, Forest

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