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An important William Morris Hammersmith carpet
15ft. 1ins. x 7ft. 10ins.
description
The present carpet would have been woven between 1880-1890 and is considered
an early work designed by William Morrris ( 1834-86 ) himself, as opposed to the more commercial weavings from 1890 supplied by the Morris & Company firm and under the designs leadership of John Henry Dearle (1860-1932 ).
The field design has similarities to the Little Flowers, as does the slightly narrow and
long format with similar exceptionally wide borders, though here on a rare white ground colour.One can see the influence from the oriental carpets that he collected and studied, it was on the advice of Morris that the Victoria & Albert Museum purchased the famous Ardabil carpet.
Morris insisted that his carpet should have.....gothic crispness and clearness of detail, which the present carpet duly has.
an early work designed by William Morrris ( 1834-86 ) himself, as opposed to the more commercial weavings from 1890 supplied by the Morris & Company firm and under the designs leadership of John Henry Dearle (1860-1932 ).
The field design has similarities to the Little Flowers, as does the slightly narrow and
long format with similar exceptionally wide borders, though here on a rare white ground colour.One can see the influence from the oriental carpets that he collected and studied, it was on the advice of Morris that the Victoria & Albert Museum purchased the famous Ardabil carpet.
Morris insisted that his carpet should have.....gothic crispness and clearness of detail, which the present carpet duly has.
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