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Lily

Designer (British, 1834 - 1896)
Maker (British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
  • Wallpaper Sample
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateafter 1874
Mediumdistemper on paper
Dimensions15 3/8 x 8 in. (39.1 x 20.3 cm.)
DescriptionBlue ground, willowy vines in darker blue across background, various clumps of flowers scattered evenly on top - white lilies, pink sunflower-like blossoms, blue flowers, etc.
Inscribedverso: "From W.M.'s / Bedroom at / Kelmscott / (1966) / during record of [?] / & house."
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on view
Object number2000.5.112
Terms
    Compton
    Morris and Company
    ca. 1896
    Object number: 2001.23
    Daisy
    William Morris
    ca. 1864
    Object number: 2000.5.2
    Golden Lily
    John Henry Dearle
    n.d.
    Object number: 2000.5.442
    Little Tree
    William Morris
    ca. 1890
    Object number: 2000.5.511
    Golden Lily
    John Henry Dearle
    n.d.
    Object number: 2000.5.443
    Lily and Pomegranate
    William Morris
    ca. 1886
    Object number: 2000.5.1825
    Lily
    William Morris
    ca. 1875
    Object number: 2000.5.906
    Loddon
    William Morris
    Registered 1884
    Object number: 2000.5.509
    Lea
    William Morris
    registered in 1885
    Object number: 2000.5.901
    Little Chintz
    William Morris
    ca. 1876
    Object number: 2000.5.122
    Wild Tulip
    William Morris
    after 1884
    Object number: 2000.5.113
    Strawberry Thief
    William Morris
    ca. 1883
    Object number: 2000.5.523