About this artwork
This example of We may not have been finished, as the other printed cotton versions have yellow and pinkish-red colors that were applied over the initial treatment of indigo discharge printing, which is seen
here. The discharge technique employs a bleaching agent to selectively remove color from a fabric that has been dyed solid blue. This design was also made as a printed velveteen.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artists
- William Morris (Designer) , Morris & Co. (Producer) , Merton Abbey Works (Printer)
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Title
- Wey
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Places
- England (Object made in), London (Object made in), Merton Abbey Works (Object made in), Great Britain (Object made in)
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Dates
- Copyrighted 1883 , Made 1883-1917
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Medium
- Indigo discharge block printed cotton
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Inscriptions
- Selvage: [4]49 OXFORD STREET
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Dimensions
- 177.8 × 121.9 cm (70 × 48 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Crab Tree Farm Foundation
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Reference Number
- 2018.829
Extended information about this artwork
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