WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO. ‘FLOWERPOT’, ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED
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WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO. ‘FLOWERPOT’, ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED PANEL, DESIGNED worked in chain stitch with coloured silk threads, on a damask ground, later framed and mounted
(59.5cm high 51cm wide)
Literature: V&A Collection T.68-1939Hulse, Lynn et. al, May Morris: Arts & Crafts Designer, Thames & Hudson, London, 2017, p.70-71, pls. 54-56 illus.The Hobby Horse vol. 3, 1888 for an article on chain stitch embroidery by May Morris.Note: This design was used for cushion covers and fire screens. The public could buy them as finished embroideries or as kits to complete at home and they were an inexpensive way of acquiring William Morris's work. It is unusual to find an example entirely executed in chain stitch.
(59.5cm high 51cm wide)
Literature: V&A Collection T.68-1939Hulse, Lynn et. al, May Morris: Arts & Crafts Designer, Thames & Hudson, London, 2017, p.70-71, pls. 54-56 illus.The Hobby Horse vol. 3, 1888 for an article on chain stitch embroidery by May Morris.Note: This design was used for cushion covers and fire screens. The public could buy them as finished embroideries or as kits to complete at home and they were an inexpensive way of acquiring William Morris's work. It is unusual to find an example entirely executed in chain stitch.
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WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO. ‘FLOWERPOT’, ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED
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