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Rose and Thistle

Furnishing Textile
before 04/1881 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rose and Thistle furnishing textile.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRose and Thistle (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Madder-discharged and block-printed cotton
Brief description
Rose and Thistle furnishing textile, printed with madder, designed by William Morris, before April 1881, Merton Abbey
Physical description
Rose and Thistle furnishing textile.
Dimensions
  • Height: 64.7cm
  • Width: 97.1cm
Credit line
Given by Morris & Co.
Object history
One of four examples of the Rose and Thistle design given to the Museum by Morris & Co. in 1919, although printed much earlier.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419
Collection
Accession number
T.637-1919

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2004
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