Tapestry
Acanthus and Vine
Cabbage and Vine
Object number
KM032
Artist/Designer/Maker
William Morris - designer
William Morris - weaver
William Morris - weaver
Production date
1879
Production place
Kelmscott House
Material
wool thread
cotton (textile)
silk thread
cotton (textile)
silk thread
Technique
upright tapestry loom woven
Dimensions
height (maximum): 185cm
height (minimum): 176.5cm
width: 237cm
height (minimum): 176.5cm
width: 237cm
Location
Kelmscott Manor - (on display)
Object history note
Morris, W. 1879. Tapestry design for Acanthus and Vine Tapestry. (Watercolour). London: Victoria & Albert Museum, Prints and Drawings Study Room. Accession number E.45-1940.
Morris, W. 1879. Tapestry cartoon for Acanthus and Vine Tapestry. (Pencil and watercolour on paper). London: Victoria & Albert Museum, Store. Accession number E3472-1932.
Diary of work on Cabbage and Vine Tapestry at Kelmscott House, Hammersmith begun May 10 1879. National Art Library: MSL/1939/2637
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.