Designs for a tapestry entitled 'The Forest', designed for Alexander Ionides: final drawing of a lion among flowers and foliage
| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA20022 |
| Architect/Designer | Webb, Philip Speakman (1831-1915)
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| Artist/Photographer | Webb, Philip Speakman (1831-1915)
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| Country | UK: England |
| City | London |
| Subject Date | 1887 |
| Image Date | 1887 |
| Style | Arts & Crafts |
| Medium | Drawing |
| Library Reference | PB92/Webb[68]25 |
| Orientation | Landscape |
| Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
| Credit |
RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
This is a photograph of the final watercolour drawing. The tapestry was created for number 1 Holland Park, the home of Alexander Constantine Ionides, the art patron and collector, and was made by Morris & Co. on the Merton Abbey looms. The tapestry itself is now in the Victoria & Albert Museum.
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Subject tags
Animals, tapestries