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Design

ca. 1870-1888 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a tile panel with fruiting branch; the leaves are bluish and the fruits yellow-green.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
watercolour and pencil on paper
Brief description
Tile panel design with fruiting branch, watercolour and pencil, William De Morgan, c. 1870-1888
Physical description
Design for a tile panel with fruiting branch; the leaves are bluish and the fruits yellow-green.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 30.5cm
  • Sheet width: 15.3cm
Dimensions taken from Greenwood (1989)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 141A 141B (miscellaneous numbers, inscribed in pencil)
  • DESIGNED PREVIOUS TO 1888 (stamped)
Credit line
Given by Mrs William de Morgan
Production
Before 1888 De Morgan worked at both Chelsea and Merton Abbey.
Bibliographic reference
Published in M. Greenwood, The Designs of William De Morgan (1989), p.148, cat. no. 593
Collection
Accession number
E.593-1917

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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