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Woven Fabric - Golden Bough

By William Morris

1887

Accession number: 1941M409

Natural linen with silk.

Width: 1380 mm

Height: 1360 mm

Curtain of natural linen with pink, blue and yellow silk.

Information

  • Purchased from Morris & Co through Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1940
  • © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

Makers

Association Artist Organisation
Manufacturer - Morris & Co
Designer William Morris -

Inscriptions

Type Position(s) Method Date(s) Notes
Regd. Morris & Company/ Decorators, Ltd./ 17, George Street,/ Hanover Square, London W1(printed)/ 4/ 1189 Golden/ Bough Silk & Linen/ Pink, Gold & Blue 54 inches/ 45/- per yard/ Showroom (inscribed)
Label - - -
 

Literature

Author(s) Date(s) Publisher Pages
Textiles by William Morris and Morris & Co. 1961-1940
Emmeline Leary, Mr Oliver Fairclough 1981 Thames and Hudson, London W11

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