Cotton, twill weave; block printed; two loom widths joined
Inscriptions
Inscription (on two selvages): MORRIS & COMPANY 449 OXFORD STREET
Dimensions
265.5 × 131.1 cm (104 5/8 × 51 5/8 in.)
Warp repeat: 55.9 cm (22 in.)
Credit Line
Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment
Reference Number
1988.105
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Parry, Linda. William Morris Textiles. New York: The Viking Press, 1983. P. 43, 47-8, 68, 149, no. 15.
Sykes, Marjorie. The Dyer’s Hand: Thomas Wardle, Silk Dyer for William Morris and Arthur Liberty. The Antique Collector vol. 62, no. 4 (April 1991). P. 60.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gallery 50, January 22- August 30, 1990
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gallery 50, February 20- November 2, 1992
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gallery 50, September 1, 1994- January 25, 1995
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gallery 50, September 17, 1997- January 22, 1998
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gallery 50, February 2- September 7, 2000
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of European Decorative Arts, Gallery 50, May 15- September 27, 2003
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