Brother Rabbit

+1
images

Not on display

Artist/Maker	Morris, William (designer)
Place of origin	Merton Abbey (manufactured)

Sample of Brother Rabbit furnishing textile, also sometimes known as Brer Rabbit.

Object details

Category	Textiles
Object type	Furnishing textile
Title	Brother Rabbit (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Indigo-discharged and block-printed cotton
Brief description	Sample of Brother Rabbit furnishing textile, designed by William Morris, 1880-1881, Merton Abbey
Physical description	Sample of Brother Rabbit furnishing textile, also sometimes known as Brer Rabbit.
Dimensions	Height: 64cm (Maximum) (Note: Measured by conservation) Width: 92cm (Note: Measured by conservation)
Subjects depicted	Rabbits Trees Birds
Bibliographic references	Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419 Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.648-1919

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record created	January 16, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O89660/brother-rabbit-furnishing-textile-morris-william/

Download as: JSON IIIF Manifest

Object details

About this object record

You may also like