Double Bough, William Morris

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William Morris, Double Bough
William Morris, Double Bough
William Morris
Double Bough
1890
William Morris, artist
1834–1896
Double Bough, 1890
Where object was made: England, United Kingdom
Material/technique: relief print; wallpaper
Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 564 x 1048 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 22 3/16 x 41 1/4 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 44 1/4 x 29 1/4 x 1 in
Weight (Weight): 13 lbs
Credit line: Museum purchase: Letha Churchill Walker Memorial Art Fund
Accession number: 1989.0023
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Quilts: A Thread of Modernism," Aug-2005, Debra Thimmesch and Barbara Brackman William Morris’ line of wallpapers was produced to provide more affordable alternatives to the expensive, medieval-style tapestries and embroideries made by his firm. Morris and his designers were inspired by the Aesthetic Movement, whose affiliates sought to restore an appreciation for beauty they believed was absent from modern art. Each of the more than sixty different patterns features stylized vegetation in bright, natural hues spread densely over an equally colorful background.