Daffodil
Maker
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Wallpaper
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1895
Mediumwatercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions12 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (31.8 x 27 cm.)
DescriptionBlue patterned background of willow leaves. Wavy lines in green form figure eights, at the center of which are symmetrical clusters of yellow daffodils; clusters of three pink stylized daffodils interspersed with these. Pink daisy vine intertwined over all.
Inscribedrecto upper center in graphite: "21";
verso lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "WALLPAPER / DAFFODIL / J. H. DEARLE"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1114
