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Francis Bacon and the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory

06/2020 | 1407 | 162

Pages: 472-480

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Author:

Daniels, Rebecca (Daniels, Rebecca)

Subjects

artists:

Bacon, Francis, 1909-1992 / Maistre, Roy de / Dorn, Marion

dates:

1920-1929

museums and institutions:

Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company, Wilton, Great Britain

styles:

Modernism

subjects:

Interior design / Rugs / Carpets

subjects:

British art

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Rug designed by Francis Bacon, and made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. 1929. Wool, 212 by 126 cm. (Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation. MB Art Collection; Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS London 2020; photograph Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation/MB Art Collection).

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2. Francis Bacon’s studio at 17 Queensberry Mews West, London. (Repr. in The Studio, August 1930, pp.141).

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3. Gouache, by Francis Bacon. 1929. Gouache, distemper and watercolour on paper, 35.5 by 25 cm. (Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation. MB Art Collection; Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS London 2020; photograph Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation/MB Art Collection).

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4. Rug, designed by Francis Bacon, and made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. 1929. Wool, 200 by 120 cm. (Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation. MB Art Collection; Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS London 2020; photograph Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation/MB Art Collection).

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5. Rug, designed by Francis Bacon and made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. c.1929. Wool, 208.8 by 122 cm. (Location unknown; Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS London 2020).

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6. Francis Bacon’s Queensberry Mews West Studio, by Roy de Maistre. 1930. Oil on canvas, 60 by 44.5 cm. (The Estate of Francis Bacon Collection).

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7. A room scheme by Francis Bacon, including furniture and a rug designed by him. The rug was made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. c.1929. Wool, 240 by 122 cm. ( Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved; DACS London 2020).

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8. Still life, by Roy de Maistre. 1933. Oil on canvas, 91.4 by 60.8 cm. (National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; courtesy Francis Bacon Estate; Caroline de Mestre Walker).

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9. A room scheme with a rug designed by Francis Bacon and made c.1930–33 by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Company Ltd. The materials and dimensions of the rug are unknown. ( British Library Board; HIU.LD48).

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Author:

Mendes, Valerie (Mendes, Valerie)

Subjects

artists:

Dorn, Marion

artists:

Kauffer, E. McKnight

artists:

Havinden, Ashley

artists:

Grierson, Ronald

artists:

Brangwyn, Frank

collectors and dealers:

Beaton, Cecil

dates:

1900-1999

museums and institutions:

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain

places:

England / London

subjects:

Textiles / Dress / Fashion

subjects:

Acquisitions

subjects:

Carpets / Rugs

Illustrations

Attributed works:

80. Jacket, white quilted satin filled with eiderdown designed by Charles James, made in Paris 1937. (Victoria and Albert Museum No.T.385-1977). The jacket is worn over a sleeveless evening dress, black wool crêpe designed by Jeanne Lanvin, Paris c. 1935. (Victoria and Albert Museum No.T.4-1973). Photograph: Sally Chappell.

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81. Evening dress, pleated silk and evening jacket, silk velvet hand-printed with gold metallic pigment, designed by Mariano Fortuny, c.1920. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.T.423&A-1976, the dress; No.T.424-1976, the jacket). Photograph: Sally Chappell.

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82. A 'Wessex' hand-tufted carpet. Handknotted woollen pile on a jute warp designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Limited. 1929. Length, 114.3 cm.; width, 213.4 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.T.440-1971). Photograph: Sally Chappell.

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83. A 'Wessex' hand-tufted carpet. Handknotted woollen pile on a jute warp designed by Marion Dorn (1899-1964) made by the Wilton Royal Carpet Factory Limited, c.1936-38. Length, 210 cm.; width, 109 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.Circ.481-1974). Photograph: Sally Chappell.

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84. Carpet, hand-knotted pile of wool and bast fibres on a cotton warp designed by Betty Joel (b.1896) and made for her in China c.1935-37. Length. 269.2 cm; width, 182.9 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.T.296-1977). Photograph: Sally Chappell.

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85. Carpet, hand-knotted woollen pile on a cotton warp designed by Ronald Grierson (b.1901) and made for him in India in 1935. Length, 274.3 cm.; width, 182.9 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.T.440-1976). Photograph: Sally Chappell.

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86. Carpet, hand-knotted woollen pile on a jute warp designed by Ashley Havinden (1903-73) and possibly made by Edinburgh Weavers, English c.1937. Length, 243.8 cm.; width, 182.9 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.T.380-1976). Photograph: Sally Chappell.

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87. Carpet, woollen chenille designed by Frank Brangwyn R. A. and made by James Templeton & Co., Glasgow, 1930. Length, 365.7 cm.; width, 269.2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, No.T.117-1975). Photograph: Sally Chappell.

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