Fine Arts and Crafts - 22nd June 2016
Lot 199
'Flower Garden' a Morris & Co jacquard woven silk panel designed by William Morris
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £900
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Description
'Flower Garden' a Morris & Co jacquard woven silk panel designed by William Morris, blue and copper red on a blue ground, later mounted on a stretcher, 138 x 78cm.
Literature
Linda Parry William Morris Textiles Crescent, page 152 plate 31 for another colourway of this design. This silk was designed by William Morris in 1879 for the collection of Laurence William Hodson (1846-1933) to refurbish Compton Hall between 1895-6.