Design for the decoration of the ceiling, the Green Dining Room, South Kensington Museum
Design
1866-1867 (made), 1866-1867 (made)
1866-1867 (made), 1866-1867 (made)
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In 1866 the firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. was commissioned to decorate the Dining Room at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A). Every surface of the room above the dado was to be decorated, including the ceiling. William Morris (1834–96) had founded the company with a group of fellow artists and designers.
This is one of two designs for the decoration of the ceiling. It was a collaboration between Morris and Philip Webb (1831–1915), who is better known as an architect. The design mixes stylised foliage and more organic motifs with a geometric structure. The paper has splashes of paint across it. This suggests that it was used for reference when the ceiling itself was being painted.
This is one of two designs for the decoration of the ceiling. It was a collaboration between Morris and Philip Webb (1831–1915), who is better known as an architect. The design mixes stylised foliage and more organic motifs with a geometric structure. The paper has splashes of paint across it. This suggests that it was used for reference when the ceiling itself was being painted.
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, charcoal and watercolour on a sheet collaged from four pieces of paper |
| Brief description | Design for ceiling decoration in V&A Green Dining Room: scrolling foliage and geometric pattern, Philip Webb and William Morris, 1866-1867 |
| Physical description | Design for the Victoria and Albert Museum. A floral and foliate design in the centre with what looks like a corner of the sun and its rays in the upper right corner of the image. |
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| Summary | In 1866 the firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. was commissioned to decorate the Dining Room at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A). Every surface of the room above the dado was to be decorated, including the ceiling. William Morris (1834–96) had founded the company with a group of fellow artists and designers. This is one of two designs for the decoration of the ceiling. It was a collaboration between Morris and Philip Webb (1831–1915), who is better known as an architect. The design mixes stylised foliage and more organic motifs with a geometric structure. The paper has splashes of paint across it. This suggests that it was used for reference when the ceiling itself was being painted. |
| Bibliographic reference | Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419 |
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| Accession number | E.1170-1940 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2004 |
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