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Textile Design - Printed Fabric Design - Snakeshead

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Basic Information

Accession Number:1941P397
Collection:Fine Art Prints and Drawings
Date:1876 - 1876

Maker Information

Artist:William Morris - View biography for William Morris
Manufacturer:Thomas Wardle - View biography for Thomas Wardle

Notes

This is the first design for Morris's 'Snakeshead' pattern. It is based on the Snakeshead fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), a plant of the lily family with unusual checquered petals that grows wild in some British meadows. The design was manufactured for Morris & Co by Thomas Wardle. Four of the printing blocks for this design are in the William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow.

Purchased from Morris & Co through Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1940

Further Information

Production Period:19th century
School/Style:Arts and Crafts Textile
Medium:Pencil and black wash on Whatman paper.
Material(s):Pencil

Dimensions

Height:507 mm
Width:679 mm