Fabric
Ellis, B. G.
Gayonnes Ltd
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Single-sized curtain, white cotton, hemmed at the bottom, curtain tape removed; screen-printed with a pattern called 'Country Life' by B Ellis, comprising a repeating motif of a variety of fantastical birds of differing sizes, rendered in a free, 'sketchy' style filled with small areas of intricate geometric patterning, interspersed with stylised plants, these motifs are printed over the entire surface in black.
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Details
Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 51735
Creation/Production
Ellis, B. G.
Gayonnes Ltd
Date: 1951
Acquisition
Transfer, 12/12/2013
Measurements
Length (cm): 113.5
Width (cm): 110.5
Techniques
woven
forming
Applied Art
screen-printed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
cotton
Location
In store
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