id:			117128
accession number:	1937.695
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.695
updated:		2025-02-09 00:21:37

Snakeshead, Early 20th century. William Morris (British, 1834–1896). Plain weave cotton, printed; overall: 85.1 x 100.3 cm (33 1/2 x 39 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm 1937.695

title:				Snakeshead
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creation date:			Early 20th century
creation date earliest:		1920
creation date latest:		1920
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm
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culture:	England, Walthamstow, Early 20th century
technique:	plain weave cotton, printed
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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CREATORS

* William Morris (British, 1834–1896)  - designed in imitation of

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measurements: Overall: 85.1 x 100.3 cm (33 1/2 x 39 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Design in Printed Textiles
	opening date:   1961-04-07T05:00:00
	<i>Design in Printed Textiles</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 7-September 3, 1961).

	title:		William Morris: Designing an Earthly Paradise
	opening date:   2017-10-24T04:00:00
	<i>William Morris: Designing an Earthly Paradise</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24, 2017-January 14, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Parry, Linda. William Morris Textiles. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1983.
	page number: 	no. 18, p. 150
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	Korkow, Cory. "Textiles." IN <em>William Morris: Designing an Earthly Paradise.</em> Cory Korkow and Victoria Hepburn, 8-23. Cleveland, Ohio : Cleveland Museum of Art, 2017.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 16; reproduced:p. 17, fig. 11
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1937.695/1937.695_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1937.695/1937.695_full.tif