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This pattern was first used as printed fabric, but also manufactured as a woven silk fabric and from 1898 as a Madras silk. Another design is 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 |
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Inscriptions
Type |
Position(s) |
Method |
Date(s) |
Notes |
bl: this is omitted on block/ br: No 6876 (ink)/ white pale blue/ yellow (pencil)/ Chintz (ink)/ r edge: A/B (ink)/ Kennet (pencil)/ Chintz (ink)/ 23 yards (pencil) ml: this/ verso: Kennett / 38/ Morris & Co/ Merton Abbey Works/ Surrey (ink)/ 17/ George Street/ Morris/ Hanover Square/ London W (oval stamp) |
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Exhibitions
Catalogue No. |
Venue |
Date(s) |
William Morris: Wallpapers and Textiles |
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Fermoy Gallery, King's Lynn Art Centre, King's Lynn, Norfolk |
1982-05-06 - 1982-06-05 |
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Literature
Author(s) |
Date(s) |
Publisher |
Pages |
The Art and Design of William Morris |
L F Day |
1899 |
Easter Art Annual |
p.12 |
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William Morris |
G H Crow |
1934 |
The Studio |
p.90 |
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Textiles by William Morris and Morris & Co. 1861-1940 |
E Leary, Mr Oliver Fairclough |
1981 |
Thames and Hudson, London |
p.96 |
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William Morris by Himself: Designs and Writings |
Gillian Naylor |
1988 |
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p.258 repro |
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