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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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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 51735

Creation/Production

Ellis, B. G.
Gayonnes Ltd
Role: Production
Role: Designer
Role: Production
Role: Factory
Place: Bolton, Greater Manchester
Period: 1951

Measurements

Length (cm): 113.5
Width (cm): 110.5

Material

Cotton

Location

In conservation
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  • Bird
  • Plant
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