Butterflies in flight

Brief description

Butterflies in flight, in black, red, orange/gold, blue and green, on a neutral ground, by Winifred Mold for the Silver Studio, 1923.

Date

1923

Dimensions

height: 340mm
width: 290mm

Organisation

Silver Studio

More details

Design for a printed silk featuring an all over design of butterflies in flight, in black, red, orange/gold, blue and green, on a neutral ground. Flowers were not the only 'nature' subjects popular for fashionable dress designs. This design for fluttering butterflies was skillfully drawn by Winifred Mold in two colourways. The second version has pale yellow butterflies and a mid-grey ground.

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