Design for Painted Decoration
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Stanmore Hall Decoration
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1888
Mediumwatercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions14 x 17 in. (35.6 x 43.2 cm.)
DescriptionMixture of green leafy vines and pink roses, yellow tulips, blue daisies; large acanthus leaves swirling over background design.
Inscribedrecto upper left: "Stanmore / West side of Hall / Scale 1/2" = 1' ";
recto lower right: "The Property of Morris & Company / 449 Oxford Street / London W";
verso shows some numerical calculations in graphite.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.109
