William Morris Holland Park Carpet

The son of a wealthy businessman he enjoyed a privileged childhood before attending marlborough and exeter college oxford.

William morris holland park carpet.

British merton abbey or hammersmith medium. Designed by william morris british walthamstow london 1834 1896 hammersmith london date. William morris was born in walthamstow essex on 24 march 1834. Wool turkish ghiordes knot 25 to the square inch.

William morris s classic textile pattern holland park carpet 1875. Street the gothic revival architect but he soon left having determined to become a painter. Https etsy me 2mvimrg or browse our full range of classic art. View more prints by william morris here.

View more prints by william morris here. Most of morris s hand knotted carpets were special commissions from his aristocratic clients. Medievalism floral realism and eastern precision. William morris s classic textile pattern holland park carpet 1875.

Bequest of frank a. 203 x 156 1 4 in. Fine persian available sizes. Late 19th century culture.

All our prints come unframed and any frame in the images above is for display purposes only so you can get a feel for how it might look on your wall. There is a strie stripe reverse and custom ruched cording for a lovely finish. After leaving oxford morris briefly worked for g. Holland park carpet designer.

Holland park carpet late 19th century william morris. A classical woven pattern in a beautiful muted color palate of mushroom and slate greys. Https etsy me 2g7ok0a please note. Https etsy me 2mvimrg or browse our full range of classic art.

The holland park carpet woven at merton abbey in 1883 was made for alexander ionides and is probably morris s most original carpet design and shows traces of all his greatest influences. Https etsy me 2g7ok0a please note. All our prints come unframed and any frame in the images above is for display purposes only so you can get a feel for how it might look on your wall. William morris 1834 1898 a founder of the british arts and crafts movement sought to restore the prestige and methods of hand made crafts including textiles in opposition to the 19th century tendency toward factory produced textiles with this goal in mind he created his own workshop and designed dozens of patterns for hand produced woven and printed cloth upholstery and other textiles.

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