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Eden
c 1905

Would look good mounted onto a stretcher and hung on a wall. Great design, very attractive. Parry, Linda William Morris Textilesp 165 ref 102 Parry, Linda British Textiles from 1850 to 1900 plate 95 Art Journal 1905 Studio Year Book 1906 , p 184 Preliminary design: Berger Collection, SF, USA


Cataloguing

designed by John Henry Dearle, block printed Merton Abbey and later at Wardles , original cotton fringing, 4 ft 5 x 37 in; 1.40 x 93 cm ; two pattern repeats, pattern repeat 28 x 171/2 in; 71 x 44.5 cm,


Condition

This was used as a curtain and has been washed and is slightly overall faded. One slight rust stain to the left hand sidefringing in the middle. A few minor slight rust spots in few places, but these are really not noticeable.