Cheval Screen with Embroidered Panel
Designerpossibly designed by
May Morris
(British, 1862 - 1938)
Maker
Morris and Company
(British, 1861 - 1940)
Collections
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1880
Mediumsilk on cotton; mahogany frame and stand
Dimensions21 1/4 x 21 in. (54 x 53.3 cm.)
frame: 39 1/4 x 26 1/4 x 11 in. (99.7 x 66.7 x 27.9 cm.)
DescriptionVarious curling stems emerging from a central point at the base of the frame, twining symmetrically - in shades of pale green on off-white ground; large pink poppy-like blossoms hanging down like bells, in shades of pale pink.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Label TextThe firm had begun producing embroidered decoration for church commissions in its early years. By the 1870s, the firm had expanded its offerings to include completed wall hangings, fire screens, cushion covers, tablecloths, and embroidery kits. This particular fire screen is similar to many offered in the firm's embroidery catalogue. It demonstrates Morris's influence in the types of stitches employed, which are sewn in close parallel lines (called satin stitches) and follow the course of the pattern, emphasizing the organic growth of the plant forms.Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1871
Savonnerie Manufactory
1719/84; frame of later date (probably nineteenth-century).
Object number: 11.41
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
Object number: 9.27
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
tapestry covers: mid 18th Century; chair frames: 19th Century
Object number: 9.29
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
Object number: 9.30
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
Object number: 9.31
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
Object number: 9.20
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
Object number: 9.21
Gobelins Tapestry Manufactory
Tapestry woven covers ca. 1779; frames of nineteenth-century before 1892; modern
Object number: 9.22