About this artwork
This fabric fragment is a copy of 18th-century patterns that were made in the city of Utrecht, The Netherlands. Velvet-like textiles were very much in keeping with 19th-century taste for reviving historical styles and, like other Morris & Co. designs, they had a long life span. In the late 1880s this pattern was chosen for upholstery in the Glessner House. In 1912 it was used as a wall covering in a first-class bedroom called the “Dutch Suite” on the ill-fated Titanic ocean liner.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artists
- William Morris (Designer) , Morris & Co. (Producer)
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Title
- Utrecht Velvet
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Places
- London (Object made in), England (Artist's nationality), Great Britain (Object made in)
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Date
- Designed 1871
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Medium
- Embossed mohair plush
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Dimensions
- 71.8 x 61 cm (28 1/4 x 24 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Crab Tree Farm Foundation
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Reference Number
- Obj: 249108
Extended information about this artwork
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