Pink and Rose
c. 1890 · Block-printed wallpaper, distemper colours on paper · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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About this work
- Artist
- William Morris (1834–1896)
- Year
- c. 1890
- Medium
- Block-printed wallpaper, distemper colours on paper
- Original size
- 68.6 × 54.6 cm (sheet)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Movement
- Arts and Crafts
Tall stems of carnations, the flowers gardeners call pinks, twine with wild roses over a warm honey-ochre ground; the yellow, coral and shell-pink blooms are set off by teal-blue serrated leaves and smaller sage foliage. Pink and Rose dates from about 1890, late in William Morris's career, when his patterns had grown denser and richer than the formal designs of the 1860s. Like almost all his wallpapers it was printed by hand for him by Jeffrey & Co., one wooden block for each colour, in distemper. The V&A holds specimens in other colourways, including white on pink; this sheet's golden ground gives the design an unusually warm, sunlit tone. It was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1923.
This print fills the sheet edge to edge with the pattern, cropped from a high-resolution museum scan of the original, so it reads like a panel of the wallpaper or fabric. The exhibition poster shows the whole sample. The design is in the public domain.
Where it works
A honey-gold ground with carnations, roses and teal leaves brings warmth to a living room, reading corner or a north-facing bedroom. Pair it with Apple at 16×24 in natural wood.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Arts and Crafts pattern
- Era
- 19th century (c. 1890)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- blush pink
- Mood
- decorative, classic
- Rooms
- living room, bedroom, study or library
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. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or natural wood frame right to the pattern, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
