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Bluebell or Columbine

Furnishing Fabric
1876 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Morris & Co. (designed for)
Sir Thomas and Arthur Wardle Ltd. (maker)
Morris, William (designer)
Place of origin
Leek (made)

Furnishing fabric of block-printed cotton with a complex pattern of flowers and foliage printed in green and pink.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
SCRAN
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleBluebell or Columbine (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Block-printed cotton
Cotton
Dye
Block-Printing
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Bluebell' or 'Columbine' of block-printed cotton, designed by William Morris for Morris & Co., manufactured by Wardle & Co., Leek, 1876
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of block-printed cotton with a complex pattern of flowers and foliage printed in green and pink.
Dimensions
  • Height: 99cm
  • Width: 88.9cm
Style
Arts and Crafts
Credit line
Given by B. Wardle & Co.
Bibliographic reference
Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.44-1956

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Record createdJanuary 20, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O89763/bluebell-or-columbine-furnishing-fabric-morris-william/
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