WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO.
WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO.
'BIRD' PATTERN PORTIERE, CIRCA 1880
jacquard woven double wool cloth, lined
180.5cm wide, 210cm drop, 222.5cm drop (including added strip)
Literature: Parry L. William Morris Textiles, V&A; 2013, pp. 222-223, illus.Note: This textile, designed by Morris in 1878, was the first hand-loom jacquard woven at Queen Square in London and later at Merton Abbey. In November 1879, Edward Burne-Jones ordered a set of bed hangings in this textile.
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WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO.
'BIRD' PATTERN PORTIERE, CIRCA 1880
jacquard woven double wool cloth, lined
180.5cm wide, 210cm drop, 222.5cm drop (including added strip)
Literature: Parry L. William Morris Textiles, V&A; 2013, pp. 222-223, illus.Note: This textile, designed by Morris in 1878, was the first hand-loom jacquard woven at Queen Square in London and later at Merton Abbey. In November 1879, Edward Burne-Jones ordered a set of bed hangings in this textile.
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