Golden Lily

John Henry Dearle

1897 · Block-printed wallpaper on paper · Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Size2:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

3 × $59 at 16 × 24 in, unframed = $177 → $159.30 as a set · 10% included · free shipping

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About this work

Artist: John Henry Dearle (1860–1932)
Year: 1897
Medium: Block-printed wallpaper on paper
Original size: 68.5 × 57.5 cm
Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Movement: Arts and Crafts

Pale blue lilies with fleur-de-lis petals, coral tulips, spotted cream lilies and small ochre flowers twine through broad green and blue-green leaves on a deep teal ground speckled with dots. Golden Lily was designed by John Henry Dearle, who became art director of the firm after William Morris died in 1896. It is usually dated 1897, matching a design drawing in the Huntington, while the Cooper Hewitt dates this sheet 1899. Like many of Dearle's papers it was long sold and remembered as a Morris design, and it became one of the firm's more popular patterns. Dearle stayed close to Morris's style while bringing in his own tighter symmetry. This sheet was printed by Jeffrey & Co. and entered the Cooper Hewitt in 1935.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole sample beneath original typography set in-house. The design is in the public domain.

Where it works

Teal and green leaves with coral and pale-blue lilies give a deep, lush wall for a living room, dining room or dark-walled study. Pair it with Single Stem at 16×24 in black.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of an Arts and Crafts pattern
Era: 19th century (1897)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: butter yellow, cream & beige
Mood: decorative, classic
Rooms: living room, dining room, study or library, dorm room, hallway or entryway

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole design, or a crop?

The whole sample, uncropped, set above exhibition typography designed in-house. For the pattern edge to edge, choose the full-bleed print.

Is Golden Lily in the public domain?

Yes. John Henry Dearle (1860–1932) died more than 70 years ago and the design dates from before 1931, so it is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of an original held by Cooper Hewitt.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Golden Lily designed?

John Henry Dearle designed Golden Lily in 1897; this sample is block-printed wallpaper on paper.

What size should I choose?

For Golden Lily we'd choose 16×24. Patterns also hang well as a pair or a row of three colourways at the same size.

About this design

An exhibition poster of John Henry Dearle's Golden Lily — the whole wallpaper sample shown uncropped beneath gallery typography, styled as an Arts and Crafts exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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The Madten promise

Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

Free worldwide shipping. Made & shipped from the facility nearest you — most orders arrive in 4–9 business days.

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