Rose
Design
1883 (made)
1883 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Registered on 8 December, 1883, this is one of only three printed textile patterns in which Morris depicted birds. He had claimed in a letter to Thomas Wardle dated 25 March, 1877 that he was studying birds to put into his next design.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Rose (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Design for Rose printed textile by William Morris, 1883. |
| Physical description | Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour drawing on paper |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Chintz', 'Cherwell [crossed out] / Rose' [and with other notes] |
| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support and assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, and the Friends of the V&A |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Registered on 8 December, 1883, this is one of only three printed textile patterns in which Morris depicted birds. He had claimed in a letter to Thomas Wardle dated 25 March, 1877 that he was studying birds to put into his next design. |
| Bibliographic reference | Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1075-1988 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2004 |
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