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Sidewall, Acorn

This is a sidewall. It was designed by Morris & Co. and made by Arthur Sanderson & Sons, Ltd.. It is dated 1880 and we acquired it in 1977. Its medium is block-printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Clifford Murvine. It is credited Gift of Clifford Murvine, Reed Wallpaper Company.

Bandbox (USA)
block-printed on paper, pasteboard support.
Gift of Alexander Wilson Drake.
1913-9-1-a,b

Woven silk textile with a lushly illustrated, surface-filling botanically-inspired motif on a restrained color combination of light pink on a dark pink background. The repeated motif consists of two vertical columns with bowls of grapes and other fruits resting on a pair of flower-filled cornucopias. The cornucopias are bound together with a ribbon, and are symmetrically oriented outwards from the bowl. Large curving, feathery Acanthus leaves top each bowl and are oriented like the cornucopias, with two tulip flowers at the center of the Acanthus leaves. The motif appears simplified and flattened, with just hints of shading. The flowers are depicted in a stylized way, yet with a variety of shapes that are reminiscent of actual flowers like bellflowers or black-eyed Susan vines, for example.

Textile (France)
silk.
Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund and through gift of various donors.
1990-128-1

Box And Stand (China)
wood, cinnabar.
Bequest of Mary Hearn Greims.
1927-5-26-a/f

Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.

Circular red lacquer box with short circular foot and fitted circular lid, sitting on carved wooden stand; foot carved with a ''lei-wen' boxy spiral pattern. Side of box carved with peony-like flowers interspersed with beribboned Buddhist-taoist symbols set among deeply carved buds and scrolls. Outside edge of lid carved with Eight Buddhist Emblems of Happy Augury interspersed among many small flowers and scrolls. Top of lid carved with landscape framed by a band of bud-like figures adjacent to inner band of interlocking geometric figures and human-like 'shou' characters.

Covered Box On Stand (China), 1736–1795
carved lacquer, wood, silk.
Bequest of Mary Hearn Greims.
1927-5-27-a/d

Its dimensions are

66 x 55 cm (26 x 21 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Acorn; Designed by Morris & Co. (United Kingdom); Made by Arthur Sanderson & Sons, Ltd. (United Kingdom); England; block-printed on paper; 66 x 55 cm (26 x 21 5/8 in.) ; Gift of Clifford Murvine, Reed Wallpaper Company; 1977-28-4-a/c

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CM9x/
Accession Number 1977-28-4-a/c
Object ID 18492403