Object Timeline

1959

  • Work on this object began.

1965

  • Work on this object ended.

2020

2021

  • We acquired this object.

2024

Textile, Van Gogh

This is a Textile. It was designed by Althea McNish. It is dated designed late 1950s; printed early 1960s and we acquired it in 2021. Its medium is cotton. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 142.2 × 125.7 cm (56 in. × 49 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile, Van Gogh; Designed by Althea McNish (Trinidadian, active in England); cotton; H x W: 142.2 × 125.7 cm (56 in. × 49 1/2 in.); Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 2021-1-2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection.

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