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.
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Ali je Design for ročno slikano ali natiskano?
Ročno naslikano: izkušen slikar kopira Design for v olju na platnu »linen«
Kakšno velikost naj izberem za Design for ?
Originalne dimenzije so 52 x 35 cm. Velikosti so od 25.8 x 38.8 cm (€179) do 164.4 x 247.5 cm (€1363); v tabeli na tej strani so navedeni ključni koraki in njihove cene.
Koliko časa traja dostava?
Dostava traja 4 do 5 tednov, zagotavljamo brezplačno svetovno ekspresno dostavo; na tej strani je na voljo tudi možnost nujne proizvodnje. Izdelek lahko vrnete v 100 dneh za popoln povračilo denarja, brez kakršnih koli pogojev.
Kje se nahaja originalni primerek dela Design for ?
Original se nahaja v kolekciji William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow.