id:			117130
accession number:	1937.697
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.697
updated:		2023-08-23 19:49:25.192000

Honeysuckle, Early 20th century. William Morris (British, 1834–1896). Plain weave linen, printed; overall: 87 x 90.5 cm (34 1/4 x 35 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm 1937.697

title:				Honeysuckle
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creation date:			Early 20th century
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1937
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm
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culture:	England, Early 20th century
technique:	plain weave linen, printed
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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CREATORS

* William Morris (British, 1834–1896)  - designer

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measurements: Overall: 87 x 90.5 cm (34 1/4 x 35 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Transitions: 19th and Early 20th Century French and English Textiles
	opening date:   1986-06-03T04:00:00
	<i>Transitions: 19th and Early 20th Century French and English Textiles</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 3-November 16, 1986).

	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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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
William Morris’s daughter May called <em>Honeysuckle</em> “the most truly Morrisian in character of all his pattern-making . . . the most mysterious and poetic—the very symbol of a garden tangle.” Like many Morris textiles from this period, <em>Honeysuckle</em> has a mirrored pattern. At 29 3/4 inches high and 34 3/4 inches wide, this repeat was unusually broad, spanning almost the entire width of the loom. Morris believed that large patterns were more restful to the eye than small patterns, even when used to decorate modestly sized rooms. Designs from this period are a testament to the delight he took in his garden at Kelmscott Manor; he favored the charm of native English flowers above exotic specimens.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Parry, Linda. William Morris Textiles. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1983.
	page number: 	p. 150, no 21
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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: 	Reproduced and mentioned: pp. 11, fig. 5
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IMAGES

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