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Iris

Furnishing Fabric
1876 (design registered)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Iris', printed cotton furnishing fabric, complex repeating olive green floral and foliation patterns, on a cream ground. 'Morris & Co. / 26 Queen Sqr., Bloomsbury'

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleIris (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Block-printed cotton
Brief description
'Iris' by Morris & Co., printed cotton furnishing fabric, olive green on cream, Britain, 1875.
Physical description
'Iris', printed cotton furnishing fabric, complex repeating olive green floral and foliation patterns, on a cream ground. 'Morris & Co. / 26 Queen Sqr., Bloomsbury'
Dimensions
  • Length: 59cm
  • Width: 45cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Morris & Co. / 26 Queen Sqr., Bloomsbury' (Maker's identification; in border at the edge of the design.; printed)
Credit line
Given by Morris & Co.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419
Collection
Accession number
T.45-1919

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Record createdJanuary 22, 2003
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