A hand-knotted Hammersmith carpet

DESIGNED BY WILLIAM MORRIS, CIRCA 1880

Details

A hand-knotted Hammersmith carpet
Designed by William Morris, circa 1880
Madder red central field, indigo border with floral designs and pairs of singing birds, traces of original fringing
7ft. 11in. by 3ft. 5in. (241.5cm. by 104.2cm.)
Woven hammer mark

Provenance

James Mann.
Thence by descent to the present owner.

Lot Essay

The original design for a carpet with an identical border is in the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, Ref. No. E.301-1939 and was acquired in 1939 as a bequest from May Morris, William Morris' daughter.

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