Lily and Pomegranate
Designerdesigned by
William Morris
(British, 1834 - 1896)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Wallpaper
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1886
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions14 7/8 x 10 in. (37.8 x 25.4 cm.)
DescriptionThree large pomegranates forming triangle, which shape is also formed by long slender leaves and curving stems attached to each fruit. Each pomegranate has a section of skin taken off, revealing seeds within.
Inscribedrecto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "LILY AND POMEGRANATE PAPER 1887 / 86?"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1825
John Henry Dearle
ca. 1895
Object number: 2000.5.446