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'Hammersmith' Rug, circa 1880
Details
WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896)
'Hammersmith' Rug, circa 1880
with original macrame knotted fringe
hand-knotted wool
7 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. (213.4 cm. x 137.2 cm.)
woven with Hammersmith cypher hammer
'Hammersmith' Rug, circa 1880
with original macrame knotted fringe
hand-knotted wool
7 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. (213.4 cm. x 137.2 cm.)
woven with Hammersmith cypher hammer
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 5 May 1995, lot 19.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
R. Watkinson, William Morris as Designer, London, 1967, pl. 54 (for a related example).
L. Parry, William Morris Textiles, New York, 1983, pp. 74-99 (for a discussion of this design).
L. Parry, William Morris, exh. cat., Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1996, p. 279, no. M.102.
P. Todd, William Morris and the Arts & Crafts Home, London, 2005, p. 100.
L. Parry, William Morris Textiles, New York, 1983, pp. 74-99 (for a discussion of this design).
L. Parry, William Morris, exh. cat., Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1996, p. 279, no. M.102.
P. Todd, William Morris and the Arts & Crafts Home, London, 2005, p. 100.
Special Notice
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