A Morris & Co Bough tile designed by William Morris

A Morris & Co Bough tile designed by William Morris, the trimmed tile painted with panels of foliage and berried foliage in orange on a tin-glaze, and four Dutch Persian Flower tiles unsigned, 15 x 14.5cm. (5)

Provenance

David Coachworth Collection

Literature

Richard and Hilary Myers William Morris tiles, Richard Dennis Publications, page 101 figure 151 for the Bough tile illustrated, and page 140 figure 242 for the Dutch Persian Flower tiles.

Catalogue notes

The Persian Flower Dutch tiles were probably commissions for Murray Marks and/or Thomas Elsley and were used in the fireplaces in the Tapestry Room and Panelled Room at Kelmscott Manor.