Apple Tree

Maker Philip Webb (British, 1831 - 1915)

Maker Morris and Company (London, British, 1861 - 1940)

Collections

William Morris Collection

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Date1870

Mediumgraphite and watercolor on paper

Dimensions31 1/2 x 15 in. (80 x 38.1 cm.)

DescriptionLong panel, tree growing up page, branches growing off to left and right with large round fruit - outlined in brown watercolor.

Inscribedrecto top: various numerical calculations in graphite; lower right possibly by Sandy Berger: "Painted Wood 1870/ Philip Webb - St Mary the Virgin/ Beddington, London (formerly Surrey)"

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number2000.5.569

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