Lot 238
WILLIAM MORRIS (1834–1896) FOR MORRIS & COMPANY, MERTON ABBEY
PAIR OF 'BIRD' PATTERN DOUBLE CLOTH CURTAINS, CIRCA 1890
Auction: 18 April 2012 at 12:00 BST
Description
jacquard woven wool, lined (2)
Dimensions
265cm x 134cm and 263cm x 129cm
Footnote
Note: This pattern was registered in 1878; Morris designed it for the walls of the drawing room of his family home, Kelmscott House, in the Hammersmith area of London, which they occupied from 1878 until his death in 1896. It continued to be produced for the wider market after the move to Merton Abbey in 1881.