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Morris & Co.

Cushion cover, ca. 1890

Description

Maker

May Morris, 1862-1938, British, designer
Dame Alice Mary Godman, d. 1944, English, embroiderer
Morris & Co., 1875 - 1940, English

Title

Cushion cover

Year

ca. 1890

Medium

Linen plain weave with silk embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Materials

linen,
silk

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 67.3 cm (26 1/2 inches)

Place

England

Type

Textiles

Credit

Farago Art Fund

Object Number

85.200

Projects & Publications

Publications

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

Evolution Revolution

February 22 - June 15, 2008

Needlework was to the 19th century what knitting has become in the do-it-yourself craft movement of today. In the mid 1800s, embroidery was reassessed by the design reformers as an important applied art, and many needlework schools were established, sometimes with the help of William Morris.

Morris & Co. produced and sold needle-worked objects as well as embroidery kits complete with patterns and silk floss threads, making it even easier for the amateur to do-it-herself at home. Vast numbers of Morris-style embroideries were made to decorate the home and church. This is a typical example from that era.

A Decade of Collecting (Costume and Textiles)

July 17 - September 6, 1987

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