Acanthus
Wall Hanging
ca. 1880 (designed (pattern)), ca. 1900-1910 (made)
ca. 1880 (designed (pattern)), ca. 1900-1910 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Coloured silk thread on woollen felt cloth, edged with silk cord
Worked in darning stitch, long and short stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch, buttonhole stitch, couching and laid work
Worked in darning stitch, long and short stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch, buttonhole stitch, couching and laid work
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Acanthus (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Felted woollen cloth, coloured silk thread, silk cord |
| Brief description | Wall hanging depicting acanthus designed by William Morris, ca. 1880. Worked by May Morris and others, c. 1900-1910 (probably) |
| Physical description | Coloured silk thread on woollen felt cloth, edged with silk cord Worked in darning stitch, long and short stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch, buttonhole stitch, couching and laid work |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by the maker |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.66-1939 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2004 |
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