Sweet Briar
Designerdesigned by
John Henry Dearle
(British, 1860 - 1932)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Design for Texile
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca. 1912
Mediumwatercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions13 1/2 x 20 1/8 in. (34.3 x 51.1 cm.)
DescriptionLeft hand side of paper shows watercolor of sweet briar - intertwining and ascending green leafy vines and rose vines with pik buds and blossoms interspersed throughout. Left side of paper shows rough sketches of roses and daisies with a sketch of twining vines of dense foliage - lavendar and blue flowers (unidentifiable design).
Inscribedrecto upper left in black ink: "Paper / scale 3" = 1' ";
recto center in black ink: "1/4 full size";
recto center in graphite, measuring repeat: "12";
recto center in graphite, measuring span of 'Sweet Briar': "36";
recto upper right in graphite: "Wild Rose Chintz"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1134
William Blake
1807
Object number: 000.7
