Decorative arts

Acanthus

Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: Registered April 25, 1876
Accession number: 2000.5.504
Maker: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
Designer: designed by William Morris(Opens in new tab) (British, 1834–1896)
Dimensions: 7 x 25 3/4 in. (17.8 x 65.4 cm.)
Medium: printed cotton velveteen
Description: Crimson ground, lighter reds in design, showing large acanthus leaves intertwined with smaller leafed vine and daffodil-like flower.
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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