Swivel
Furnishing Fabric
1877 (made)
1877 (made)
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Furnishing fabric of double cloth. It consists of a small scale symmetrical arrangement of leaf forms within ogival compartments formed of stems, flanked by a bulbous stem containing more compressed leaf ornament. The sample has selvedges on both sides, and contains six repeats (7.875 inches) of pattern in the width of the material. There is no repeat in the height.
The warps of the double cloth are of dark blue and white silk, and the wefts of dark blue and olive green wool. The blues are woven together.
The warps of the double cloth are of dark blue and white silk, and the wefts of dark blue and olive green wool. The blues are woven together.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Swivel |
| Materials and techniques | Woven wool and silk |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Swivel' of double cloth woven in wool and silk, designed by William Morris for Morris & Co., Great Britain, 1877 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of double cloth. It consists of a small scale symmetrical arrangement of leaf forms within ogival compartments formed of stems, flanked by a bulbous stem containing more compressed leaf ornament. The sample has selvedges on both sides, and contains six repeats (7.875 inches) of pattern in the width of the material. There is no repeat in the height. The warps of the double cloth are of dark blue and white silk, and the wefts of dark blue and olive green wool. The blues are woven together. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | No 3/1916 Swivel / Set Tapestry / Colours Blue & Green / Width 50 inches / Price 18/6 [crossed out] 13/6 per yard (On a Morris & Co. label)
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.21-1968 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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