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The bold black lines and blocks of colour are found in a few other Omega designs and anticipate the jazzy Deco fabrics of the twenties and thirties. Roger Fry wore pyjamas of this fabric to a party for the Ballets Russes in 1918, and Duncan Grant used it in a costume for Jacques Copeau's avant-garde production of <i>Twelfth Night</i> in Paris in 1914.\r\n\r\nThe Omega Workshops were founded by Roger Fry (1866-1934). Together with Vanessa Bell (1879-1961), Duncan Grant (1885-1978) and other artist friends, he designed furniture, ceramics and fabrics between 1913 and 1919. 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I asked if he would give them (as they may become great curiosities in the future) and he consents. If you agree to their acceptance I will put the usual procedure into practice.' Applied to T.386-T.390-1913.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Furnishing fabric, 'Maud', printed linen, Vanessa Bell for Omega Workshops, designed and retailed in London, 1913","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"<i>Beyond Bloomsbury. Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19</i>, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2009, p. 116, cat. 34A."}],"production":"The names given to Omega textiles were supposedly given by the German ambassador's wife, Princess Lichnowsky. 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