Sketchbook [p. 7]

Maker John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

Maker Morris and Company (British, 1861 - 1940)

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Daten.d.

Mediumgraphite and watercolor on paper

Dimensions7 x 10 1/8 in. (17.8 x 25.7 cm.) book: 7 x 10 1/4 x 3/8 in. (17.8 x 26 x 1 cm.)

DescriptionTwo rows each of brush strokes in green and red on lightly washed ground.

InscribedInscribed in lower center in graphite: vary ground as much as possible / The flowers closely [?] designed - simple & open in / character lots of umbells of small quatrefoils / & larger ones abo / pinks - forget-me-nots - daises / violas - lightly open in drawing / strawberries in clumps small / cowslips / Express the form & place / of the flowers as / much as possible / with ground / color

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.1840.7