Printed Fabric Design - Snakeshead
By William Morris, Thomas Wardle
1876
Accession number: 1941P397
Pencil and black wash on Whatman paper.
Width: 679 mm
Height: 507 mm
Information
This is the first design for Morris's 'Snakeshead' pattern. It is based on the Snakeshead fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), a plant of the lily family with unusual checquered petals that grows wild in some British meadows. The design was manufactured for Morris & Co by Thomas Wardle. Four of the printing blocks for this design are in the William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow.
- Purchased from Morris & Co through Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1940
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | William Morris | - |
| Manufacturer | Thomas Wardle | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| snakeshead/ print | ||||
| Inscription | top right | Handwritten | - | |
| 1875 | ||||
| Watermark | - | - | 1875 | |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Threads | |||
| - | www.datavista.co.uk/ctic/ ???? | 2002-07 - - | |
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