Designed by Charles Francis Annesley Voysey
English, 1857–1941
Manufactured by Alexander Morton and Company
Scotland, Darvel

Panel Entitled "Purple Bird", c. 1899

Wild silk and cotton, complementary weft plain weave double cloth
297.1 x 116.5 cm (117 x 45 7/8 in.)
Repeat: 76.8 x 20.1 cm (30 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
Louise Lutz Endowment, 1989.561

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Revival and Reform: A Growing 19th Century Textile Collection," November 25, 1998–February 28, 1999

The Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Hall, “Apostles of Beauty: Arts & Crafts from Britain to Chicago,” November 7, 2009 – January 31, 2010

Publication History

Brandon-Jones, Linda et al. C.F.A. Voysey: Architect and Designer 1857–1941. London: Lund Humphries, 1978. P. 106.

Schoeser, Mary. Fabrics and Wallpaper Twentieth Century Design. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1986.

Parry, Linda. William Morris and The Arts and Crafts Movement. New York: Portland House, 1989. Pl. 44.

"Objects of Desire: Victorian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago." Museum Studies, vol. 31, no. 1, p. 85.

Judith Barter, ed., “Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago” (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago), 2009, p. 33, ill. 27, cat. 161.