Helena
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Texile
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1890
Mediumwatercolor, ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions11 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (28.6 x 36.8 cm.)
DescriptionPink stylized flowers on thorny vine, entwined with brown leafy acanthus fine and small blue tulip-like flowers. Pencil lines drawn horizontally several times across design, dividing it.
Inscribedrecto upper left: "Hanging - / Chrysanthemum [deleted]";
recto upper center: "9 inches";
recto down left side: "W.W. G.S. / W.W. B.S. / W.S. W.W. / W.S. R.W.";
recto right side: "B & white warp. / Red Blue [deleted] & [deleted] / yellow shoot / B & Y";
verso lower right: "Helena 1890 Wool / Dearle";
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.99
William Blake
1807
Object number: 000.7
William Blake
1807
Object number: 000.6
