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William Morris
1834-1896
Stylized Floral Design for Wallpaper
Graphite pencil, black ink, with white opaque watercolor over traced design, on wove paper which has been given alternating black and red vertical guide lines 2 5/8 inches apart, beginning 1 5/8 inches from left edge.
20 3/8 x 13 1/2 inches (517 x 342 mm)
Gift of Mr. John M. Crawford, Jr.
1975.56
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Watermark: none.
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Inscribed in pen and black ink at top left between two black guide lines, " 5 1/4, 1/4 size of Paper size "; in pencil at bottom center by Sir Sydney C. Cockerell, "Design by William Morris / Sidney Cockerell".
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Sir Sydney C. Cockerell; John M. Crawford, Jr.
Associated names:
Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962, former owner.
Crawford, John M., former owner.
Bibliography:
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Eighteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975-1977. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978, p. 278.
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