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Acanthus

Maker (British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
  • Tapestry Sample
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1890
Mediumtapestry woven wool on a cotton warp
Dimensions12 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (30.8 x 23.5 cm.)
DescriptionDeep blue ground with blue, violet, red, green, brown and cream details in flowers, with large green acanthus leaf twining through center.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on view
Object number2000.5.883
Terms
    Millefleurs
    John Henry Dearle
    1912-1914
    Object number: 2000.5.891
    Millefleurs
    John Henry Dearle
    1912-1914
    Object number: 2000.5.890
    Millefleurs
    John Henry Dearle
    ca. 1890
    Object number: 2000.5.884
    Acanthus
    William Morris
    registered in 1879
    Object number: 2000.5.900
    Acanthus
    William Morris
    registered in 1879
    Object number: 2000.5.896
    Acanthus
    William Morris
    registered in 1879
    Object number: 2000.5.902
    Acanthus
    William Morris
    registered in 1879
    Object number: 2000.5.898
    Carpet Fragment
    Unknown, British
    n.d.
    Object number: 2000.5.904
    Little Tree
    William Morris
    ca. 1890
    Object number: 2000.5.511
    Acanthus
    William Morris
    Registered April 25, 1876
    Object number: 2000.5.504
    Swivel
    William Morris
    ca. 1887
    Object number: 2000.5.895
    Lea
    William Morris
    registered in 1885
    Object number: 2000.5.901