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Length of furnishing fabric: Cray
English
about 1884
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Block-printed cotton plain weave
Dimensions
Overall: 381 x 177.8 cm (150 x 70 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund and Ernest Kahn Fund
Accession Number2005.4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPlain weave cotton block-printed with large-scale pattern of meandering vines of lush peony blossoms and buds, with delicate scrolling leaves; in shades of pink, yellow, blue, green, and white against a cranberry-red ground. Selvedge printed: "Morris & Company 449 Oxford Street London W."
ProvenancePurchased at auction by Cora Ginsburg LLC; Purchased by the MFA, January 26, 2005