Merton

Designerdesigned by John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

Designerdesigned by Duncan Dearle (British, 1893 - 1954)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Texile
Design for Bookplate

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Date1915-1920

Mediumwatercolor and graphite on paper

Dimensions12 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (31.8 x 26 cm.)

DescriptionIntertwined clusters of flowers - three purple and three yellow daisy-like flowers - running in vertical repeating pattern. Gridded ground in pencil on right side. Verso upper left shows rough sketch of house with chimney - right shows pencil sketch of two blank stained glass windows. Center shows rectangular design for Duncan Dearle's bookplate, reading 'EX LIBRIS' with daffodil design below in Art Nouveau style.

Inscribedrecto upper center in graphite: "The Merton"; recto lower right in graphite shows Dearle's monogram - a small "D" above a "W" inside a large "D"; verso upper right in graphite: "RETURN TO MORRIS & CO / Merton Abbey / Surrey"; verso lower right in graphite: "1915 / scale 1/2" = 1' "

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1141