Tulip; Peony; Daisy; Scroll

Maker Unknown

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Designs for Wallpaper

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Daten.d.

Mediumwatercolor and graphite on paper

Dimensions13 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (34.3 x 54.6 cm.)

DescriptionFour short segments of borders, each having striped borders at top and bottom. Top left shows Tulip design, with blue and pink flowers. Top right shows Peony design with yellow flowers, blue and green leaves. Bottom left shows Daisy design with five pink daisies growing beneath the canopy of a a small tree. Bottom right shows Scroll, with yellow fronds running through green leafy vine background.

Inscribedrecto upper center in graphite: "X no lines at top. Tulip. 21". peony"; recto center in graphite: "Daisy. 15" Scroll."; recto lower center: "This might be printed in the wider size also."

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.70