Bluebell
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Carpet
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Date1895-1900
Mediumwatercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions13 5/8 x 11 in. (34.6 x 27.9 cm.)
DescriptionDesign with deep blue ground, pink daisy-like flowers and bluebells intertwining with green leaves. Pencil sketches of flowers on right.
Inscribedrecto upper left: "scale Hanging 3" = 1' / Kidder Carpet / 1/4 full size"
recto lower right, faded stamp: "[?] & Company / 149 / Oxford Street / London"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Label TextAlso called "Scotch" or "inlaid" carpets, Kidderminster carpets were made by hand weaving two or three fabric layers together to form a single structure. They were woven by the Heckmondwike Manufacturing Co. in Yorkshire. Designs were transferred by Morris & Co. workers onto graph paper (the squares showing where different colors were required) for use by Heckmondwike. The small, precise repeating pattern of Dearle's Bluebell design made this particular Kidderminster carpet very successful, both in Britain and in the United States.Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.89
