WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO.
PAIR OF 'BIRD' PATTERN CURTAINS, CIRCA 1890
£7,500
Auction: Day One: 20 April 2022 | From 11:00
Description
jacquard-woven woollen double cloth, lined with Morris & Co. 'Cray' pattern block-printed cotton fabric, designed by William Morris for Morris & Co., circa 1884
Dimensions
each 358cm long, 170cm wide
Footnote
Literature: Parry, L., William Morris Textiles, V&A 2013, pp. 222-223, illus.
Note: This textile was the first hand-loom jacquard woven at Queen Square in London and later at Merton Abbey. In November 1879, Edward Burne-Jones ordered a set of bed hangings in this pattern.