What Inspired Them?

Liberty has just unveiled their new season of art fabrics and I've made up a test especially for you. Let's see how clever you are in divining the inspiration of the prints below.

(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