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Tapestry Acanthus and Vine
Cabbage and Vine

Object number

KM032

Artist/Designer/Maker

William Morris - Designer
William Morris - weaver

Production date

1879

Production place

Kelmscott House

Material

wool thread
cotton (textile)
silk thread

Technique

upright tapestry loom woven

Dimensions

height (maximum): 185cm
height (minimum): 176.5cm
width: 237cm

Location

Kelmscott Manor - (on display)

References

Reference (free text)

Kelvin, Norman, ed., The Collected Letters of William Morris Volume 1 1848-1880 (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1984)

Reference (free text)

Mackail, J.W., The Life of William Morris, Volume 1 (London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1912)

Reference (free text)

MacCarthy, Fiona, William Morris: A Life for Our Time (London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1994)

Reference (free text)

Parry, Linda, William Morris Textiles, 2nd edn (London: V & A Publishing, 2013)

Reference (free text)

Thompson, W.G., A History of Tapestry, third edition (East Ardsley, Wakefield: EP Publishing, 1973)
    Acanthus and Vine tapestry. Verdure tapestry depicting birds within a background of intertwining grapevines, roses and acanthus leaves. Designed and woven by William Morris between May and September 1879.