id:			117131
accession number:	1937.698
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.698
updated:		2022-01-04 15:16:43.673000

Kennet, c 1920. William Morris (British, 1834-1896). Plain weave cotton, printed; overall: 90.2 x 97.8 cm (35 1/2 x 38 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm 1937.698

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

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

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measurements: Overall: 90.2 x 97.8 cm (35 1/2 x 38 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Design in Printed Textiles
	opening date:   1961-04-04T04:00:00
	<i>Design in Printed Textiles</i>. 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
	<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: 
Morris said that he used the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria &amp; Albert Museum) more than anyone alive. As one of the most knowledgeable textile historians of his day, Morris filtered his love of nature through the lens of history. Later textiles with strong diagonal orientation, such as <em>Kennet,</em> show a debt to the centuries-old Italian cut velvet that he had studied. Named after a river in the south of England that flows into the Thames, <em>Kennet</em> is an example of one of his patterns that could be purchased in a variety of colors and fabrics, including cotton, velveteen, silk, and Madras muslin, creating limitless possibilities to appeal to consumers’ needs and tastes.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Parry, Linda. William Morris Textiles. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1983.
	page number: 	p.155, no 49
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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. 19; reproduced: p. 21, fig. 15.
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