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'Montreal' Carpet, circa 1900
Details
MORRIS & CO.
'Montreal' Carpet, circa 1900
designed by John Henry Dearle, England
hand-knotted wool
15 ft. 1 in. x 13 ft. (459.7 cm. x 396.2 cm.)
'Montreal' Carpet, circa 1900
designed by John Henry Dearle, England
hand-knotted wool
15 ft. 1 in. x 13 ft. (459.7 cm. x 396.2 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 8 December 1990, lot 240.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
L. Parry, William Morris Textiles, New York, 1983, pp. 74-99 (for a discussion of this design).
E. Wilhide, William Morris: Decor and Design, New York, 1991, p. 90 (for a period photograph of the drawing room at Stanmore Hall with a related example).
E. Wilhide, William Morris: Decor and Design, New York, 1991, p. 90 (for a period photograph of the drawing room at Stanmore Hall with a related example).
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