Peacock and Dragon

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Textiles

Design 1878

Designed by William Morris (English, 1834–1896)
Produced by Morris & Co., London (English, 1875–1940)
Queens Square, London, or Merton Abbey, London (English, 1881–1940)

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artists: William Morris (Designer) , Morris & Co. (Producer) , Merton Abbey Works (Weaver)
Title: Peacock and Dragon
Places: England (Object made in), London (Object made in), Great Britain (Object made in)
Date: Copyrighted 1878
Medium: Wool, three-colored complementary weft, weft-float faced 3:1 twill weave; lined with linen, plain weave; two panels pieced
Dimensions: 217.5 × 171.7 cm (85 5/8 × 67 5/8 in.); Repeat: 110.5 × 84.3 cm (43 1/2 × 33 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Natalie Henry
Reference Number: 1985.74
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Judith Barter, ed., Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago, exh. cat. (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2009), 51, fig. 4, cat. 94.

Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gallery 50, Apr. 5, 1989- Jan. 31, 1990
Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gallery 50, Sept. 23, 1999- Feb. 2, 2000
Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gallery 50, Jan. 21- May 15, 2003.
Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Hall, Apostles of Beauty: Arts & Crafts from Britain to Chicago, cat. 94, Nov. 7, 2009-Jan. 31, 2010.
Art Institute of Chicago, Morris and Company: The Business of Beauty, Dec. 18, 2021–June 13, 2022, no cat.

Mary Hunt Kahlenberg, Textile Arts, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, by Apr. 10, 1985 [Incoming receipt RX15472, Apr. 10, 1985; copy in curatorial file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1985.

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