Violet and Columbine (Q60780879)

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artist: William Morris (Q182589)
collection: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
country of origin: England (Q21)
material used: wool (Q42329) mohair (Q179628)
location of final assembly: Merton Abbey Mills (Q6820707)
fabrication method: Jacquard weaving (Q589613) weft-faced twill weave (Q64297988) double weaving (Q52837625)
instance of: textile artwork (Q22075301) double cloth (Q4357882) textile (Q28823)

catalog URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1934.329

information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog

description: Morris envisioned textiles such as Violet and Columbine hanging in heavy folds, the rich colors and flowing pattern suggesting a garden wall. He strongly preferred experimenting with natural dyes

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