WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO.
ORIGINAL 'BRER RABBIT' PANEL, CIRCA 1882
£756
Auction: 11 October 2023 at 10:00 BST
Description
printed cotton, framed
Dimensions
55cm x 51cm (frame 63cm x 59.5cm)
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 Morris's daughters Jenny and May at the time.