Details
'Flora's Retinue', a set of six John Wilson & Sons silk and damask dessert place mats designed by Walter Crane, square, each with a fringe, depicting a flower maiden within floral reserves of the Daisy, Rose, Poppy, Bluebell, Lily and Pink, each with woven monogram, circa 1891
12cm. x 12cm. excluding the fringe (6)
12cm. x 12cm. excluding the fringe (6)
Literature
The Studio, vol.II, October 1893, examples illustrated;
Walter Crane, Artist, Designer and Socialist, Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, 20 January-18 March 1989, p.126, no.H4
Walter Crane, Artist, Designer and Socialist, Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, 20 January-18 March 1989, p.126, no.H4