Rose and Thistle furnishing textile, printed with madder, designed by William Morris, before April 1881, Merton Abbey

Title: Rose and Thistle. Designer: Designed by William Morris (British, Walthamstow, London 1834–1896 Hammersmith, London) Manufactory: Merton Abbey Tapestry Works (British, …

William Morris, design for 'Rose and Thistle' chintz textile. British, 1882. Bequeathed by Miss Mary (May) Morris, daughter of the artist. John Murdoch and Susan Lambert, Summary Catalogue …

Set amongst the foliage small blooming thistles give this 1881 design an unmistakable character and wild charm. The deep indigo ground offers an almost sculptural quality to this furnishing …

It is not known precisely when William Morris designed Rose and Thistle, however the original design in the Victoria and Albert Museum is marked ’26 Queens Square’, so it must have been …

Thistle shows strong Morris lines, but is more stylized than a William Morris pattern. Thistle is a far simpler pattern than other Dearle patterns; it does not have the millefleur element of so many …

It is not known precisely when William Morris designed ‘Rose and Thistle’, however the original design in the Victoria and Albert Museum is marked '26 Quee...

Morris, William, 1834, 1896 Manufacturer Morris & Co. Credit notes WMG purchase, 1940

Rose and Thistle printed cotton (designed before June 1881, printed between 1917-19)

William Morris: images of and introduction material for 1996 V&A catalogue LPRA/2