£4,000
Decorative Arts: Design since 1860 | 616
Auction: Decorative Arts: Design since 1860
hand-loom jacquard woven woollen fabric, two pieces bearing Morris & Co shop label BIRD & VINE TAPESTRY/ 36/- PER YARD, 107cm x 172cm; 109cm x 137cm (braided to sides with curtain hooks verso); 61cm x 178cm (hemmed to top and bottom, bears label); 192cm x 85cm (hemmed to top and bottom, bears label)
Literature: Parry, Linda William Morris Textiles, V&A 2013, p.225, no.39
Note: A large quantity of this fabric was ordered by Edward Burne-Jones in 1880 and 1881 for his own use.