MAY MORRIS (1862-1938) FOR MORRIS & CO.
MAY MORRIS (1862-1938) FOR MORRIS & CO.
'POPPY', ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED BORDER, CIRCA 1890
coloured silk threads, reserved on a silk ground, framed, 52cm x 91cm (frame size 78cm x 118cm); together with WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO., 'OLIVE AND ROSE' ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1880, coloured silks, within a gilt frame, 56.5cm x 51.5cm (frame size 73cm x 68cm) (2)
Literature: Hulse L. et al. May Morris: Arts & Crafts Designer, Thames & Hudson 2017, p.86 and 89, no.70 which illustrates a border of the same design made up as a tablecloth.Mason, A. (et.al), May Morris: Arts and Crafts Designer, Thames & Hudson 2017, p.72-73, pl.57-58 illus.
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MAY MORRIS (1862-1938) FOR MORRIS & CO.
'POPPY', ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED BORDER, CIRCA 1890
coloured silk threads, reserved on a silk ground, framed, 52cm x 91cm (frame size 78cm x 118cm); together with WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO., 'OLIVE AND ROSE' ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1880, coloured silks, within a gilt frame, 56.5cm x 51.5cm (frame size 73cm x 68cm) (2)
Literature: Hulse L. et al. May Morris: Arts & Crafts Designer, Thames & Hudson 2017, p.86 and 89, no.70 which illustrates a border of the same design made up as a tablecloth.Mason, A. (et.al), May Morris: Arts and Crafts Designer, Thames & Hudson 2017, p.72-73, pl.57-58 illus.
