A drawing design for a tile in graphite, brush and tempera. It is drawn on oiled translucent paper. The drawing has a thick yellow border. The top-left of the border is stamped with the text “17 George Street Morris Hanover Square London” The bottom-part of the border has the following handwritten text “5” x 5” - 3/3 Each” and the text “Also made 6” x 6” 4/3 each” below it. The main illustration is saturated with flowers and leaves. Two small flowers with details in the middle drawn in white. Both flowers are connected to leaves and stems which swirls and waves in a cohesive manner in relation to the overall tile design. On the right is a large flower but only 2/3 of its left side is illustrated before being cut off by the border.

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Object Timeline

1917	Work on this object began.
1940	Work on this object ended.
1941	We acquired this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
2019	We exhibited this object.
2024	You found it!

Drawing, Design for a Tile, 1917–40

This is a Drawing. It was after William Morris and firm: Morris & Co.. It is dated 1917–40 and we acquired it in 1941. Its medium is graphite, brush and tempera on oiled translucent paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Robert W. Friedel. It is credited Gift of Robert W. Friedel.

A square cushion cover with embroidered design. Over a blue central medallion, five pale pink five-petal roses on a shared pink stem, with twining yellow-green leaves. The roses are surrounded by a wreath of pale green oak leaves outlined in pink on a green diamond-patterned background. The colors of the embroidery are repeated in the wavy fringe.

Cushion Cover, Rose Wreath
cotton, mercerized cotton.
Gift of Annie May Hegeman.
1944-71-6

Square paper with square in the middle depicting a pencil-drawn pattern in the middle. The drawing itself has four quadrents, two flowers, aerial view, diagonal from each other and two groups of branches. One branch has heart-shaped leaves and small flowers around it, and the other branch branch has pointy leaves and circles, resembling a branch of holly. Underneath the square drawing are notes for the finished pattern that reads '5' by 5', 3- each, 6' by 6', 4-each.' It has a stamp on the top left that has a circle with text that reads: '17 George Street, Morris, Hanover Square, London.'

Drawing, Design for a Tile
graphite on oiled translucent paper.
Gift of Robert W. Friedel.
1941-74-16

Drawing, Textile design
polychrome tempera, paper.
Anonymous bequest in memory of Albert and Rebecca Elsberg.
1938-82-230-c

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cotton.
Gift of Robert W. Friedel.
1951-103-52

Textile, Corncockle
cotton.
Gift of Cowtan & Tout, Inc..
1935-23-27

Its dimensions are

H x W: 25.6 × 23.8 cm (10 1/16 × 9 3/8 in.) Mat: 45.7 × 35.3 cm (18 in. × 13 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black ink, upper left: 17 / George Street / MORRIS / Hanover Square / London. W.1 [inside an oval]; verso, lower left, Lugt #L.457e: COOPER UNION / MUSEUM / NEW YORK [inside a rectangular-shaped seal/plaque]

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower center, underneath design: Two-handed tile (left hand side) / 5" × 5" — 3/3 each. / Also made / 6" x 6" 4/3 each.; lower left corner: 3/3

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Tile, 1917–40; After William Morris (British, 1834–1896); Firm: Morris & Co. (United Kingdom); Netherlands; graphite, brush and tempera on oiled translucent paper; H x W: 25.6 × 23.8 cm (10 1/16 × 9 3/8 in.) Mat: 45.7 × 35.3 cm (18 in. × 13 7/8 in.); Gift of Robert W. Friedel; 1941-74-11

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Botanical Expressions.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2D9yB/
Accession Number 1941-74-11
Object ID 18564443