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Peony and Tulip

Carpet
c.1876 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Piece of carpet, machine woven Patent Axminster with an undyed hemp warp and a dark brown hemp weft and with cut woollen pile.
There is a border along either side which has a light orange ground. The foral pattern in this border is reproduced in rectangular blocks with the flowers facing alternately right and then left. There are three blossoms per block in dark brown, light brown, beige and light grey; the dark brown leaves are very dominant.
The ground is mottled dark green and brown, but very little shows between the densely packed floral pattern. There is no complete vertical repeat but the pattern appears to consist of two light yellow undulating parallel stems bearing stylised peonies in light yellow and red with grey, beige and light brown petals. These stems slightly overlay a band of three light yellow and beige tulips on very leafy stems.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePeony and Tulip (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
machine woven Axminster with hemp foundation and woollen pile
Brief description
machine woven Axminster. Peony and Tulip designed by William Morris for Morris & Co, 1876, British, woven by Wilton Royal Carpet Co. Ltd.
Physical description
Piece of carpet, machine woven Patent Axminster with an undyed hemp warp and a dark brown hemp weft and with cut woollen pile.
There is a border along either side which has a light orange ground. The foral pattern in this border is reproduced in rectangular blocks with the flowers facing alternately right and then left. There are three blossoms per block in dark brown, light brown, beige and light grey; the dark brown leaves are very dominant.
The ground is mottled dark green and brown, but very little shows between the densely packed floral pattern. There is no complete vertical repeat but the pattern appears to consist of two light yellow undulating parallel stems bearing stylised peonies in light yellow and red with grey, beige and light brown petals. These stems slightly overlay a band of three light yellow and beige tulips on very leafy stems.
Dimensions
  • Selvedge to selvedge width: 97cm
  • Length: 42cm
  • Weight: 1.16kg
Credit line
Given by Barry Sherman
Bibliographic references
  • The colour design for this is illustrated on p.83 of 'William Morris Textiles' by Linda Parry [Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1983]
  • See also Lewis F Day's 'The Art of William Morris' in the Easter Art Annual of the 'Art Journal' for 1899.
Collection
Accession number
T.285-2001

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Record createdAugust 15, 2001
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