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Bolster covered with furnishing fabric: "Tulip"
Designed by: William Morris (English, 1834–1896)
Manufactured by: Thomas Wardle, Leek (English)
For: Morris & Co. (English)
Manufactured by: Thomas Wardle, Leek (English)
For: Morris & Co. (English)
English
Design registered 1875
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Block -printed cotton plain weave (chintz); cotton(?) stuffing
Dimensions
61 x 14 cm (24 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Pitman
Accession Number45.822d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionOne of two bolsters covered with the "tulip" chintz designed by William Morris and produced by Thomas Wardle at Leek. Woodblock printed in two shades of blue and in tan against a cream ground.
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Harold A. Pitman; Gift to the MFA, 1945