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Borage

Manufactory Merton Abbey Tapestry Works British
Designer Designed by William Morris British
Workshop of Morris & Company
designed 1883, printed 1917–23
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Borage
  • Manufactory: Merton Abbey Tapestry Works (British, founded 1881)
  • Designer: Designed by William Morris (British, Walthamstow, London 1834–1896 Hammersmith, London)
  • Maker: Workshop of Morris & Company
  • Date: designed 1883, printed 1917–23
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Cotton
  • Dimensions: L. 36 x W. 36 inches
    91.4 x 91.4 cm
  • Classification: Textiles-Printed
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1923
  • Object Number: 23.163.6
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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