About this artwork
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey is known for his textile designs that incorporate attenuated floral and plant forms. Alexander Morton & Co. produced woven textiles for a number of British Arts and Crafts artists. The firm’s work was technically inventive, using subtle shifts in texture to heighten a pattern’s effect, which contributes to the success of this design.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artists
- Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (Designer) , Alexander Morton & Co. (Producer)
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Title
- Furnishing Fabric
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Places
- England (Object designed in), Carlisle (Object made in), Scotland (Object made in), Darvel (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 1895-1905
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Medium
- Cotton, cotton chenille, and wild silk, plain weave double cloth with three-color complementary main warps
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Dimensions
- 246.8 × 113.6 cm (97 1/8 × 44 3/4 in.); Repeat: 36.1 × 31.3 cm (14 1/4 × 12 3/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Mrs. Julian Armstrong, Jr. Memorial Fund
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Reference Number
- 1988.467
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