Description
depicting two bands of flowering fritillaries, silk embroidery on a silk ground, original frame
Dimensions
55 x 45cm
Footnote
Literature: Beattie, Sarah. 'Unsung Artists: May Morris'. 2015.
Note: May Morris, daughter of the celebrated William Morris, was a talented embroiderer and artist working in the Arts and Crafts Movement. She studied embroidery at The South Kensington School of Design, the precursor to The Royal College of Art, becoming the head of embroidery at her father's company Morris & Co. in 1885. She later founded the Woman's Guild of Arts in 1907. She was a passionate advocator for the Arts and Crafts movement and her signature designs depict floral scenes, taking inspiration from medieval art, such as in this example.