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Cotton Damask

Design
c.1880s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for cotton damask, watercolour over pencil. Scrolling leaf and floral motif.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCotton Damask (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour over pencil
Brief description
William Morris. "Cotton Damask". Design for cotton damask, watercolour over pencil, Britain, c.1880s
Physical description
Design for cotton damask, watercolour over pencil. Scrolling leaf and floral motif.
Dimensions
  • Max height: 515mm
  • Max width: 242mm
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Mary (May) Morris, daughter of the artist
Subjects depicted
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
Accession number
E.49-1940

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2003
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