1884~, England
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1884~, England
- Identifier
- 2005.4
- Transfer of custody
- MFA Boston
- Acquisition
- Purchased at auction by Cora Ginsburg LLC; Purchased by the MFA, January 26, 2005 / Samuel Putnam Avery Fund and Ernest Kahn Fund
- Collection
- Technique
- Embroidery 39%
- Embroidery 96%
- Depiction
- Floral motif 83%
- Floral motif 83%
- Dimension
- 381 cm (height)177.8 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
- Type of object
Description
Plain weave cotton block-printed with large-scale pattern of meandering vines of lush peony blossoms and buds, with delicate scrolling leaves; in shades of pink, yellow, blue, green, and white against a cranberry-red ground. Selvedge printed: "Morris & Company 449 Oxford Street London W."
