Eden
Furnishing Fabric
1905 (made)
1905 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of printed cotton. Printers trial furniture fent showing one full repeat of design. The pattern which was influenced by Near Eastern textile of the 16th and 17th centuries and shows an ogival repeat of stylised pomegranates with alternating central motifs of red tulips surrounded with small blue flowers and apples. The repeating motifs are emphasised by scrolling green acanthus leaves with bunches of red tulips and three headed blue flowers alternating in rows in the space between. The white ground is speckled with yellow dots.
This sample, which was used as a reference at the Merton Abbey by the block-printers when printing subsequent pieces has perforated lines running across the top and bottom of the sample.
This sample, which was used as a reference at the Merton Abbey by the block-printers when printing subsequent pieces has perforated lines running across the top and bottom of the sample.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Eden |
| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Printed cotton furnishing fabric, 'Eden', designed by John H. Dearle for Morris & Co, Great Britain, 1905 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of printed cotton. Printers trial furniture fent showing one full repeat of design. The pattern which was influenced by Near Eastern textile of the 16th and 17th centuries and shows an ogival repeat of stylised pomegranates with alternating central motifs of red tulips surrounded with small blue flowers and apples. The repeating motifs are emphasised by scrolling green acanthus leaves with bunches of red tulips and three headed blue flowers alternating in rows in the space between. The white ground is speckled with yellow dots. This sample, which was used as a reference at the Merton Abbey by the block-printers when printing subsequent pieces has perforated lines running across the top and bottom of the sample. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Printers Feint S/5550' (Handwritten in ink and dye at the top of the design. The number refers to Morris & Co's pattern number for the design.) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.166-1980 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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