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'Hammersmith' Carpet, circa 1890
Details
WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896)
'Hammersmith' Carpet, circa 1890
with original macrame knotted fringe
hand-knotted wool
15 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. 2 in. (477.5 cm. x 309.9 cm.)
'Hammersmith' Carpet, circa 1890
with original macrame knotted fringe
hand-knotted wool
15 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. 2 in. (477.5 cm. x 309.9 cm.)
Provenance
David Black, London.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above, 1993.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above, 1993.
Literature
O. Fairclough and E. Leary, Textiles by William Morris and Morris & Co. 1861-1940, London, 1981, pp. 49-53 (for a discussion of the 'Hammersmith' carpets).
L. Parry, William Morris Textiles, New York, 1983, pp. 74-99 (for a discussion of the 'Hammersmith' carpets).
L. Parry, ed., William Morris, exh. cat., Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1996, p. 283 (for a related example).
P. Todd, William Morris and The Arts and Crafts Home, San Francisco, 2005, p. 50 (for a discussion of the 'Hammersmith' carpets).
L. Parry, William Morris Textiles, New York, 1983, pp. 74-99 (for a discussion of the 'Hammersmith' carpets).
L. Parry, ed., William Morris, exh. cat., Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1996, p. 283 (for a related example).
P. Todd, William Morris and The Arts and Crafts Home, San Francisco, 2005, p. 50 (for a discussion of the 'Hammersmith' carpets).
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