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Sidewall, Tudor Rose
This is a sidewall. It was designed by W. Scott Morton. It is dated 1882–1920 and we acquired it in 1981. Its medium is embossed canvas with backing paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.
Tynecastle Canvas
This Tudor Rose pattern of Tynecastle Canvas is one of a very few textile wallcoverings in the museum’s collection. Tudor Rose consists of a single repeating element, a foliage sprig with a dominant tudor rose along with several smaller flowers. This motif is tightly melded with its repeating cohorts so forms a nice all-over pattern, with no noticeable gaps or voids between motifs. With the way the plant form twists and bends, the design is non-directional and would be appropriate for use on the wall as well as the ceiling.
Tynecastle Canvas is an embossed wallcovering made of linen canvas and paste patented by W. Scott Morton in 1882. Morton had been working as an architect and designer, and in the early 1870s established a partnership in Scotland with his brother, John, called Morton & Co. By 1881, Scott Morton had stopped practicing architecture and went on a short study tour of Italy where he was inspired by embossed leather hangings. Upon his return to Scotland requests for leather decorations led Morton to develop the embossed canvas wallcoverings. John developed the method for the embossing, creating the rollers and molds, while Scott created the designs. With applications of paint, dye, and gilding the embossed canvas could be made to resemble gilded leather, carved woodwork, or fancy plaster. Embossed canvas friezes were patented in 1885.
Demand for Tynecastle Canvas continued to grow throughout the 1880s and 90s and included many specialty markets such as yachts and railroad cars. In 1893 Tynecastle Canvas was used on W.K. Vanderbilt’s new yacht, said to be the finest boat afloat with elegant appointments. New offices and showrooms opened to meet the growing demand and in 1889 a showroom opened In New York City to directly market Tynecastle Canvas in the United States.
This object was
donated by
Arlene M. Ellis and Arlene and Thomas C. Ellis.
It is credited Gift of Arlene M. and Thomas C. Ellis.
- Sidewall, Newsworthy
- coiled newspaper woven with nylon filaments, paper backing.
- Gift of Lori Weitzner.
- 2010-15-1
- Sidewall
- leather, stamped, embossed, silvered, varnished.
- Museum purchase through gift of Thomas Snell.
- 1903-21-3
- Sidewall (France)
- machine-printed paper.
- Gift of Mrs. Cornelius Sullivan.
- 1930-21-1-j
Its dimensions are
H x W: 82.5 x 68 cm (32 1/2 x 26 3/4 in.)
It is inscribed
On one selvedge: "1033 W. Scott Morton's Patent...Modelled Canvas". On opposite selvedge: "W. Scott Morton's Tynecastle Canvas".
Cite this object as
Sidewall, Tudor Rose; Designed by W. Scott Morton (ca. 1840 – 1903); Scotland; embossed canvas with backing paper; H x W: 82.5 x 68 cm (32 1/2 x 26 3/4 in.); Gift of Arlene M. and Thomas C. Ellis; 1981-65-15
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.
