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Morris & Co.

Larkspur (furnishing textile)

Maker

Morris &amp
Co.
(English, 1875 - 1940), manufacturer

Title

Larkspur (furnishing textile)

Year

1875

Medium

  • cotton; plain weave,
  • block printed

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • cotton; plain weave,
  • block printed

Materials

cotton

Geography

Place Made: Leek

Dimensions

Length: 159.4 cm (62 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

1996.74

Type

  • Textiles

Exhibition History

Evolution Revolution
The Arts and Crafts in Contemporary Fashion and Textiles
Feb 22, 2008 – Jun 15, 2008

Label copy

Arts and Crafts leader William Morris was one of many English architects, botanists, and fine artists who worked in the applied arts of textile design and manufacture in the mid-19th century. He excelled at rendering botanical subjects with a vigor and passion equal to his talent for creating repeated pattern. Design is only one of his lasting legacies; with Thomas Wardle of Leek, he spent years researching ancient dye and print manuals and experimenting with plant dyes. Morris would have likely used the roots of a walnut tree and husks of the nut for the brown dye used in this piece.

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Tombstone

Morris & Co. (English, 1875 - 1940), manufacturer
William Morris (British, 1834-1896), designer
Larkspur (furnishing textile), 1875
Cotton; plain weave, block printed
Length: 159.4 cm (62 3/4 inches)
Edgar J. Lownes Fund 1996.74

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