Sunflower
Designerdesigned by
William Morris
(British, 1834 - 1896)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Wallpaper
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1879
Mediumwatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions14 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (37.8 x 25.1 cm.)
DescriptionTwo large sunflowers - at top, fully opened and facing upwards; the lower flower is facing out and fully open, eleven petals radiating around densely seeded center. In black outline.
Inscribedrecto upper right in graphite: "110";
recto lower right in graphite by Sanford Berger: "SUNFLOWER PAPER 1879"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1832
