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Textile Design with Bush Roses
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Textile Design with Bush Roses

Richard Ovey (English, active 1790–1831)
Unknown English, late 18th-early 19th century
probably 1795–1800
Medium/TechniqueTransparent and opaque watercolor over graphite pencil on off-white wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 44.8 x 34.7 cm (17 5/8 x 13 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Marilyn and Selwyn Kudisch
Accession number1993.709
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ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors
InscriptionsVerso, across top, in brown ink: A capital pattern and drawn with great taste cut it and print the first piece on / 9/8 cloth as a proof to Mr. Ovey (who provided this well done we think we'll engage / it) that you can execute work equal to any House in Lancashire--in this case / the yellow must be fastProvenanceMarilyn and Selwyn Kudisch, Chestnut Hill, MA (inherited from Marilyn Kudisch's father); gift to MFA, November 17, 1993.