WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896)

Lot 28
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ID 964764
Lot 28 | WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896)
Estimate value
$ 70 000 – 100 000
WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896)
'Hammersmith' Carpet, circa 1890
with original macrame knotted fringe
hand-knotted wool15 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. 2 in. (477.5 cm. x 309.9 cm.)
Morris, W.




Provenance

David Black, London.

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).



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