Lotus
Wall Hanging
1875-1880 (designed), 1880-1891 (embroidered)
1875-1880 (designed), 1880-1891 (embroidered)
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Wall hanging of embroidered canvas with silks. With a large all-over pattern of conventional flowers and leaves in pinks, greens, blues and fawn on a mid-brown background. With silks in long and short, brick, satin and darning stitches on a canvas ground. Edged with woven braid and lined with green silk.
Object details
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| Title | Lotus (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Embroidered canvas with silks, lined with silk |
| Brief description | Wall hanging, embroidered canvas with silks, "Lotus" designed by William Morris in about 1875, embroidered by Margaret Beale |
| Physical description | Wall hanging of embroidered canvas with silks. With a large all-over pattern of conventional flowers and leaves in pinks, greens, blues and fawn on a mid-brown background. With silks in long and short, brick, satin and darning stitches on a canvas ground. Edged with woven braid and lined with green silk. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr G. Beale, from the estate of the late Mrs Kate Beale |
| Object history | This hanging was embroidered by the Beale family when living in Holland Park, London, before their move to Standen in 1894. It is likely that the Beale family was introduced to the work of Morris & Co. by their near neighbours in Holland Park, the Ionides family. |
| Production | Embroidered by Margaret Beale |
| Bibliographic reference | Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419 |
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| Accession number | T.192-1953 |
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| Record created | January 14, 2004 |
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