Naxos
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1960
Designer: John Drummond
Dimensions:
1740 x 1260 mm (174 x 126 cm)
Medium: Cotton
Object number: T.2015.143.M
DescriptionPrinted length of cotton: black and white classical scenes, hand printed by Hull Traders Ltd for the V&A exhibition 'A New Chintz Tradition'. The image depicts Dionysus, son of Zeus, who was often associated with leopards. According to one story Dionysus was kidnapped by pirates whilst sailing to Naxos, an island in Greece.
