Lot 91
WILLIAM MORRIS (1832-1896) FOR MORRIS & COMPANY
'BRER RABBIT' OR 'BROTHER RABBIT' PRINTED COTTON PANEL, DESIGNED 1882
Decorative Arts: Design since 1860
Auction: 23 October 2019 at 11:00 BST
£350
Description
with repeating pattern of rabbits and birds amongst flowering foliage, printed selvedge mark REGD. MORRIS & CO., with later cotton border and backing
Dimensions
61cm x 91.5cm
Footnote
Literature: Parry, Linda William Morris Textiles, V&A 2013, p. 229, pl. 45
Note: This pattern was named after a character in 'Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings', published in 1882, by J. C. Harris, which was being read to Jenny and May Morris at the time.