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Moonlight: T.2-1986

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Moonlight

Maker(s)

Designer: Hodgkin, Howard
Weaver: Power, Valerie

Entities

Categories

Description

Cotton warp, wool weft, woven in dark blue, green, red, orange, grey, black and white wools

Notes

History note: Given anonymously to the donor

Legal notes

Given by the Contemporary Art Society

Measurements and weight

Height: 119.4 cm
Width: 148.6 cm

Place(s) associated

  • West Dean Tapestry Studio ⪼ Sussex ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1986-04-28) by Contemporary Art Society

Dating

20th Century, Late#
Production date: circa AD 1983

Note

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.

Components of the work

Warp composed of cotton
Weft composed of wool

Techniques used in production

Tapestry weave : Cotton warp, wool weft, woven in dark blue, green, red, orange, grey, black and white wools

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: HH
  • Location: Bottom centre
  • Method of creation: Woven
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: VW monogram
  • Location: On back
  • Method of creation: Woven
  • Type: Maker's mark

Inscription present: turret motif and date 1983

  • Location: On back
  • Method of creation: Woven
  • Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.2-1986
Primary reference Number: 81878
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 6 April 2021 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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