Persian

Makerprobably John Henry Dearle (British, 1860 - 1932)

Maker Morris and Company (London, British, 1861 - 1940)

Additional Title(s)

Design for Wallpaper

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Dateafter 1900

Mediumwatercolor and graphite on paper

Dimensions7 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (18.1 x 21 cm.)

DescriptionSeveral different greens used in background vines and various stylized leaves. Blue daisy-like flowers interspersed with more Persian-style pink flowers.

Inscribedverso center: "36" or 72"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Label TextBoth Dearle's and Morris's later wallpapers show the influence of the mirrored patterns and motifs typical of historic woven textiles of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries. Here, Dearle experiments in this design with a palette of pastel colors, perhaps in response to changing fashions in late Victorian interior decoration, as lighter chintzes found favor over heavy velvets. Dearle uses dots, or stippling, in the lower left corner to add movement and depth to the pattern.

Object number2000.5.110