Decorative arts

Peacock and Dragon

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1878
Accession number: 2000.5.881
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: William Morris(Opens in new tab) (British, 1834–1896)
Dimensions: 29 1/2 × 65 in. (74.9 × 165.1 cm.) left side height: 30 1/2 in. (77.5 cm.)
Medium: hand-loom jacquard woven wool
Description: Dark blue background - stylized floral design in lighter green (almost teal) interspersed with flying dragons in pale gold and peacocks with green and gold plumage. Top section of drapery (gathered along top, with metal hooks), cut along the bottom.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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