Briar
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Texile
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1906
Mediumwatercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions13 3/8 x 12 1/4 in. (34 x 31.1 cm.)
DescriptionThree vines proceeding in an upwards diagonal from right to left; with large green leaves and spiky pink and blue flowers. Thorny briar vines twined with these, with small pink roses. Two leaf sketches on verso.
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "Scale 3" = 1' / Chintz";
recto upper left in graphite: "The Briar";
recto upper right in black ink: "1/4 full size"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1136
William Blake
1807
Object number: 000.7
