Design Card

Date

1875-1922

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

Dimensions 153mm X 245mm

Creator

Royal School of Needlework: Created by the Royal School of Art Needlework as miniaturised versions of designs. Original designs were miniaturised and either traced or copied onto 'Design Cards' which were sent out to clients for next day approval. This was part of the work of the 'Painting Room' sometimes referred to as the Paintroom, the department responsible for all design and draftsmanship.

Scope and content

Design card recording a design entitled 'Grape Cushion'. A fairly free and naturalistic drawing of a grape vine in an almost symmetrical design with a bunch of grapes in each quarter of the design. Evidently intended for a cushion cover, the designer is unattributed and could be one of the many designers working in the Royal School of Needlework's 'Paint room' or design department in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Transcription

The card is marked in pencil with "Grape Cushion" The card is printed 'Royal School of Art Needlework, Exhibition Road, South Kensington.' at the top, and 'KINDLY RETURN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE' at the bottom

Reference code

D1/026