id: 117128 accession number: 1937.695 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.695 updated: 2020-11-04 19:52:53.900000 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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: Early 20th century creation date earliest: 1920 creation date latest: 1920 current location: creditline: Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm copyright: --- culture: England, Walthamstow, Early 20th century technique: plain weave cotton, printed department: Textiles collection: Textiles type: Textile find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * William Morris (British, 1834-1896) - designed in imitation of --- measurements: Overall: 85.1 x 100.3 cm (33 1/2 x 39 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Design in Printed Textiles opening date: 1961-04-04T04:00:00 Design in Printed Textiles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 4-September 3, 1961). title: William Morris: Designing an Earthly Paradise opening date: 2017-10-24T04:00:00 William Morris: Designing an Earthly Paradise. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24, 2017-January 14, 2019). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: When Morris designed Snakeshead in 1877, Indian silks were in style and widely imported from British India. This design stands out for its diminutive motifs and the strong red and black colors, which were fashionable only for a short time before paler hues regained favor with clients. While its color scheme suggests distant lands with warmer climates, the pattern showcases one of Morris’s favorite flowers: the fritillary, a wildflower that he remembered growing in the meadows near Oxford. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Parry, Linda. William Morris Textiles. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1983. page number: no. 18, p. 150 url: Korkow, Cory. "Textiles." IN William Morris: Designing an Earthly Paradise. Cory Korkow and Victoria Hepburn, 8-23. Cleveland, Ohio : Cleveland Museum of Art, 2017. page number: Mentioned: p. 16; reproduced:p. 17, fig. 11 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1937.695/1937.695_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1937.695/1937.695_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1937.695/1937.695_full.tif