Panel of floral embroidery
c. 1875–80 · Silk embroidery on silk, linen backing · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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About this work
- Artist
- William Morris (1834–1896)
- Year
- c. 1875–80
- Medium
- Silk embroidery on silk, linen backing
- Original size
- 198.1 × 118.7 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Movement
- Arts and Crafts
Silvery-white acanthus leaves curve up a sand-pink silk ground in a symmetrical, tree-like arrangement, with crimson roses, pink and yellow flowers and blue-green leaf tips, all within a green and blue edging and a pale outer border. The panel was designed by William Morris around 1875–80 and, according to the Metropolitan Museum, was probably embroidered by Catherine Holiday. Embroidery was the first textile craft Morris took up, in the 1860s, and he wrote that one of its aims should simply be 'the exhibition of beautiful material'. The panel is almost two metres tall and was bought by the Met in 1972.
This print shows the whole sample, uncropped, from a high-resolution museum scan of the original. The design is in the public domain.
Where it works
Silvery acanthus and crimson roses on a sand-pink ground feel delicate and warm in a bedroom, dressing room or soft-toned living room. Pair it with Rose Wreath at 16×24 in natural wood.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Arts and Crafts pattern
- Era
- 19th century (c. 1875–80)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- decorative, classic
- Rooms
- living room, bedroom
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. The cream ground is its own mat: a slim black or natural wood frame, no extra mat.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
