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A fine William Morris 'Hammersmith' carpet, hand knotted for…
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Melbourne
Date:
24-Oct-2018
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A fine William Morris 'Hammersmith' carpet, hand knotted for Morris & Co, designed by John Henry Dearle (1860-1932), Merton Abbey Works, Wimbledon, circa 1889. the hand knotted wool pile on a cotton warp, the abrashed madder field of interlocking scrolling vines centred by a quatrefoil rosette linking four large palmettes enclosing tulips, framed by a sea green border of meandering tendrils and flowers. 530 x 353 cm. Provenance: Mr John Sanderson, commissioned in 1889, Bullerswood House, Chislehurst, Kent. Mr Archibald Sanderson, Lesmurdie House, Western Australia, by descent from the above. Private Colllection, Perth, by descent from the above. Literature: Pamela Todd, William Morris and The Arts and Crafts Home, San Francisco, 2005, p. 50. Pat Kirkham, 'The Firm: Morris & Company', in Diane Waggoner (ed.), The Beauty of Life, William Morris & the Art of Design, (ex. cat.), New York, 2003, p. 54. Linda Parry, William Morris, Phillip Wilson Publishers in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1996, p. 283. Ian Zaczek, William Morris, Paragon Books, London, 2001, p. 112. Bullerswood Brought Home - A Dream Come True', Cloudband Magazine, September 2001, pp. 2-4
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