Acanthus

Designerdesigned by William Morris (British, 1834 - 1896)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Damask Textile Sample

Collections

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

Dateregistered in 1879

Mediumwoven silk and cotton damask

Dimensions12 3/8 x 4 in. (31.4 x 10.2 cm.)

DescriptionGreen on green pattern of stylized floral and acanthus leaf design.

InscribedMorris and Co. tag stapled to upper right corner, reading, written in black ink: "No. 3/439"; by same hand: "Price 12/6 yard [underlined]/ Width 50 inches/ MORRIS AND COMPANY/ ART-WORKERS LTD./ 17, George Street,/ Hanover Square/ w.1." sticky label affixed to reverse in graphite reading: "406"

MarkingsMorris and Co. tag stapled to upper right corner, reading, written in black ink: "No. 3/439"; by same hand: "Price 12/6 yard [underlined]/ Width 50 inches/ MORRIS AND COMPANY/ ART-WORKERS LTD./ 17, George Street,/ Hanover Square/ w.1." sticky label affixed to reverse in graphite reading: "406"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.900