Lion
Maker
Unknown, British
Designerdesigned by
Philip Webb
(British, 1831 - 1915)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
- Photograph of a Design for Tapestry
- The Forest
Collections
ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS
Dateca. 1887
Mediumphotograph
Dimensions3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (8.3 x 11.4 cm.)
mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)
DescriptionLion standing in profile, facing right, amongst sketches of flowers, with acanthus leaves drawn across him.
Inscribedrecto upper right in graphite: "498"
on card:
recto upper right in black ink: "90"
recto lower right in black ink: "Please return to / Morris & Compy / Merton Abbey / Surrey"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.1936c
Unknown, British
ca. 1863
Object number: 2000.5.2117
