(Hint: In one of the questions, all three answers are correct.)
1. This fabric was inspired by:
a. Bassett's Liquorice Allsorts
b. A chaotic bookcase
c. stacks of ceramic tiles at Royal Doulton
2. This fabric was inspired by:
a. The garden writings of Vita Sackville-West
b. Princess Diana's favorite flowers
c. the grounds of Glencot House in Somerset
3. This fabric was inspired by:
a. Cotton candy in Hyde Park
b.Pink champagne bubbles at the Dorchester
c. "Portrait of a Lady" (1465) by Alesso Baldovinetti
4. This fabric was inspired by:
a. crockery, framed pictures of ceramics and drinking afternoon tea whilst drawing
b. a trip to Glencot House in Somerset
c. it's loosely based on another Liberty print called "Dancing Ladies"
5. This fabric is based on:
a. the Art Deco architecture in the film "Metropolis"
b. the urbanization of Eastern Europe
c. a traditional ikat from Uzbekhistan
6. This fabric was inspired by:
a. an old underground map of London
b. the French film "Breathless"
c. the children's game "Parcheesi" ("Ludo", to those of you in the UK)
7. This fabric was inspired by:
a. the film "A Clockwork Orange"
b. the rural countryside of poet John Betjeman (1906-1984)
c. Queen Elizabeth's kitchen garden at Hatfield House
8. This fabric was inspired by:
a. the tidal pools of Cornwall
b. cave drawings and photography from Wookie Hole in Somerset
c. the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"
9. This fabric was inspired by:
a. an old piece of stumpwork at the V&A Museum
b. statues of lions around England
c. the London Zoo
10. This fabric was inspired by:
a. a tablecloth made of Madeira lace that belonged to Queen Victoria
b. the character of Sylvia in "La Dolce Vita" who wore a provocative top
c. the novel "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. c
4. a, b and c
5. a
6. b
7. a
8. b
9. b
10. b
How did you do? (Brilliantly, no doubt. If you got 3 or more correct -- because I made them hard, I know -- I give you a royal curtsey.)
xx/Lisa