While
Morris preferred to create products using
traditional craft skills, he accepted the need to use machinery to supply affordable and practical objects. ‘Wreath’ is one of eight known designs
Morris produced for Kidderminster carpet (a further two were designed by John Henry Dearle), which were produced for
Morris & Co. by Heckmondwike Manufacturing Company Ltd., Yorkshire, beginning in the
late 19th century. Kidderminster carpets, also known as ‘Scotch’ or ‘inlaid’ carpets were comparatively cheap to produce and were previously more commonly found in corridors and servants rooms rather than drawing rooms. However,
Morris & Co. contributed to the popularisation of the technique and by the 1880s Kidderminster became fashionable for large townhouses, including that of Alexander and Euterpe Ionides, art collectors and great patrons of
Morris & Co., who ordered 13 yards of Kidderminster carpet “with fringing” for their house in Holland Park.
Morris believed this technique favoured “a small design in which different planes… are interlocked”, and whilst ‘Wreath’ is more complicated than other carpet designs of this time (see for example ‘Daisy’,
William Morris Gallery F369) it still follows this principle with its delicately interwoven repeat pattern.
Otázky a odpovědi
Je dílo Design for ručně malované, nebo jde o tisk?
Ručně malováno: zkušený malíř přetvoří Design for v olejomalbu na lněném plátně.
Jakou velikost si mám vybrat pro Design for ?
Rozměry originálu jsou 52 x 35 cm. Velikosti se pohybují od 25.8 x 38.8 cm (Kč4367) až po 164.4 x 247.5 cm (Kč33187); v tabulce na této stránce jsou uvedeny jednotlivé varianty a jejich ceny.
Jak dlouho trvá doručení?
Doručení trvá 4 až 5 týdnů a zahrnuje bezplatnou expresní přepravu po celém světě; na této stránce je k dispozici i možnost urgentní výroby. Dílo můžete vrátit během 100 dnů s plným vrácením peniędzy, bez jakýchkoliv podmínek.
Kde se nachází originál díla Design for ?
Originál se nachází ve sbírkách William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow.