Corncockle

Textiles

Design 1883, made 1917–25

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

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artists: William Morris (Designer) , Morris & Co. (Producer) , Merton Abbey Works (Printer)
Title: Corncockle
Places: London (Object made in), England (Artist's nationality:), Merton Abbey Works (Object made in), Great Britain (Object made in)
Dates: Made 1917-1925 , Copyrighted 1883
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; block printed
Inscriptions: Selvage: REGD MORRIS & COMPANY Label (detached): MORRIS & COMPANY, DECORATORS, LTD. 17. George Street, Hanover Square, London, W.1. / No. 1913 / Corncockle / Colours / Width 36 inches / Price 6/6 yard / PLEASE RETURN ALL PATTERNS. / 3261
Dimensions: 80.9 × 101.1 cm (31 7/8 × 39 3/4 in.); Repeat: 58.5 × 44.7 cm (23 × 17 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Theodore D. Tieken
Reference Number: 1972.391
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Art Institute of Chicago, Selected Textile Acquisitions Since 1967, July 10, 1972–Apr. 30, 1973.
Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, A Selection of Fabrics from the 1880s–1940s from the Permanent Collection, Nov. 13, 1982–Feb. 15, 1983.
Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gallery 50, Feb. 16- Sept. 17, 2000.
Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gallery 50, Mar. 27- July 16, 2003.

Cora Ginsburg, LLC, New York, by 1972 [Incoming receipt RX8579 dated 4/13/1972 in curatorial file, Textiles Department]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1972.

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