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Sidewall, Chrysanthemum
This is a sidewall. It was designed by William Morris and manufactured by Jeffrey & Company. It is dated 1877 and we acquired it in 1978. Its medium is block-printed paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.
In 1871, Morris acquired a joint tenancy lease at Kelmscott Manor, the family’s country home in southern England. Rambles through the surrounding area sparked a profusion of floral designs, including that shown here. This period also marked the beginning of Morris’s interest in natural dyes. The designer pursued the use of plant matter to make dyes more visually
harmonious and less toxic than the aniline dyes common to the market in the latter half of the 19th century
This object was
donated by
Mr. Bruce Bechdel.
It is credited Gift of Mr. Bruce Bechdel.
- Coffeepot from Chrysanthemum Tea Set Coffeepot
- silver, ivory.
- Gift of Mrs. Roswell Miller.
- 1978-6-4
- Pair of Chrysanthemum Pattern Ladles Spoons
- silver.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1957-61-58-a,b
- Sidewall - Fragment (England)
- machine-printed.
- Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple.
- 1938-62-37
Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.
- Sidewall, Vine
- block-printed paper.
- Gift of Arthur Sanderson & Sons, Ltd..
- 1970-1-15-a/d
- Sidewall - Sample, Poppy, 1887
- block-printed paper.
- Museum purchase from Smithsonian Regents Collections Acquisition Fund.
- 1980-46-1-83
Its dimensions are
74.5 x 55.5 cm (29 5/16 x 21 7/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Sidewall, Chrysanthemum; Designed by William Morris (British, 1834–1896); Manufactured by Jeffrey & Company (United Kingdom); England; block-printed paper; 74.5 x 55.5 cm (29 5/16 x 21 7/8 in.); Gift of Mr. Bruce Bechdel; 1978-159-1-a,b
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Botanical Expressions.
