About this artwork
All of the printed textiles named after rivers were large-scale patterns that required at least 30 separate, carved wood blocks to complete. Morris described this pattern to his older daughter Jenny, explaining that “it will have to be very elaborate & splendid” and that he was naming it after the River Wandle “to honour our helpful stream.”
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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
- Wandle
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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 1884 , Made 1917-1940
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Medium
- Indigo discharge block printed cotton
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Inscriptions
- Selvedges: REGD MORRIS & COMPANY
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Dimensions
- 111.1 × 92.4 cm (43 3/4 × 36 3/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Crab Tree Farm Foundation
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Reference Number
- 2018.830
Extended information about this artwork
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