Interested in the price of this lot?
Subscribe to the price guide
Description
‘Tulip and Rose’ fragment of a William Morris wool ‘triple cloth’ curtain or hanging English (Heckm-ondwike) about 1876 12in. x 68in. 30.5cm. x 173cm. Slight even wear. This is one of William Morris’s earliest designs registered as a fabric in 1876. The present fragment represent only about one third of the vertical design but consists of two complete selvedge widths of 34 inches each joined in the centre. For a ‘complete’ curtain in the same palette see Spinks Costume & Textiles at Spink December 1990 no. 92; interestingly the present fragment fits almost exactly onto the base of the Spink example.
Auction Details
Shipping
T&Cs & Important Info
‘Tulip and Rose’ fragment of a William Morris wool ‘triple cloth’ curtain or hanging English (Heckm-ondwike) about 1876 12in. x 68in. 30.5cm. x 173cm. Slight even wear. This is one of William Morris’s earliest designs registered as a fabric in 1876. The present fragment represent only about one third of the vertical design but consists of two complete selvedge widths of 34 inches each joined in the centre. For a ‘complete’ curtain in the same palette see Spinks Costume & Textiles at Spink December 1990 no. 92; interestingly the present fragment fits almost exactly onto the base of the Spink example.
Sale Date(s)
Venue Address
SP2 8RH
United Kingdom
For delivery information please telephone +44 (0)1722 342045.