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Bay Leaf

Embroidery Design
c.1880s (made)
Artist/Maker
Morris, William (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Design for a cushion with a bay leaf motif

Object details

Categories
Designs
Embroidery
Drawings
Textiles
Object type
Embroidery design
TitleBay Leaf (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour
Watercolour
Pencil
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
William Morris. 'Bay Leaf'. Design for an embroidered cushion. Pencil and watercolour. British, c.1880s
Physical description
Design for a cushion with a bay leaf motif
Dimensions
  • Height: 355mm
  • Width: 410mm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Mary (May) Morris, daughter of the Artist.
Subjects depicted
Embroidery
Cushions
Bibliographic references
  • Remi Labrusse, Islamophilie. L'Europe moderne et les arts de l'Islam. Le catalogue de l'exhibition Le genie de l'Orient Lyon: Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, 2011. ISBN: 978-2-7572-0438-2.
  • John Murdoch and Susan Lambert, Summary Catalogue of Textile Designs 1840-1985 in the V. & A. Museum and colour microfiche, Surrey: Emmett Microform, 1986
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.42-1940

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O728839/bay-leaf-embroidery-design-morris-william/
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