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Title:
Tapestries for the Nation
Object name(s):
Tapestry
Brief description:
Tapestry of woven wool and cotton depicting large chain links.
Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Associated concept:
Textiles
Associated concept:
Tapestry
Associated concept:
Scotland
Associated person:
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom
Content - concept:
chains
Current reproduction location:
https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006AU0854/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
Location type:
Thumbnail
Dimension:
Height
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
153
Dimension:
Width
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
109
Dimension:
Weight
Dimension measurement unit:
kg
Dimension value:
3.0
Dimension:
Weight
Dimension measurement unit:
kg
Dimension value:
14.5
Material:
wool
Material:
cotton
Object history note:
The theme of chains was used in a series of works by Brennan. His inspiration came from a photograph of Isambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the 'Great Eastern' taken by Robert Howlett in 1857.
Object name:
Tapestry
Object number:
T.187-1979
Object production date:
1974-1975
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
1974-01-01
Date - latest:
1975-12-31
Object production note:
Reason For Production: Retail
Object production organisation:
Dovecot Studios
Organisation's association:
maker
Object production person:
Archie Brennan
Person's association:
designer
Object production place:
Edinburgh
Place association:
made
Object status:
Unique
Physical description:
Tapestry of woven wool and cotton depicting large chain links.
Reproduction number:
2006AU0854
Responsible department/section:
T&F
Technique:
woven
Technique:
Hand tapestry woven in wool and cotton
Text reason:
Collections online record
Text:
Archie Brennan is credited with bringing about a renaissance in tapestry weaving and design in Britain. He trained as an apprentice tapestry weaver at the Edinburgh Tapestry Company, subsequently known as the Dovecot Studios. In 1958 he left to study at Edinburgh College of Art, returning to the Dovecot where he became head weaver and resident designer and artistic director from 1962-1978. In 1962 Brennan also established and developed the tapestry department in Edinburgh College of Art. Brennan's work is renowned for its humorous and decorative qualities, and often focuses on a single simple form, which he refines and develops through the act of repetition. The theme of Chains was used in a series of works by Brennan. His inspiration came from a photograph of Isambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the 'Great Eastern' taken by Robert Howlett in 1857.
Text reason:
Summary description

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/aa4da721-b7f9-31f1-9316-fa3a33c1276a

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/aa4da721-b7f9-31f1-9316-fa3a33c1276a, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC

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