May morris

Dr. Wager will explore the work of May Morris (1862-1938), an accomplished designer, embroiderer, public speaker, writer, educator, advocate for social

Auction from : 'Design Since 1860 | 634', 21 April 2021 at 11:00 BST. Lot 101. coloured silks, later framed

A new exhibition of unseen artefacts, including a childhood journal, reveals a talent to rival that of William Morris

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May Morris [Designer] Bed-Hangings [Two Curtains), 1917, Dr Barney Born 1862. Bixley Heath. England; died 1938. Lechlade, England Embroiderers: May Morris and Mary J. Newill Embroidered wool on linen Each panel: 76 3/4 x 27 inches Gift of George Gough Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth CAM 1955.402.A and .B May Morris learned textile design from

Ahead of a live online talk from the Emery Walker Trust and the William Morris Society we look at the pioneering embroidery of May Morris May Morris may have been overshadowed for many years by her famous father William, but...

embroidered wall hanging, silk thread on silk ground

Orange Tree is deceptively simple, exemplifying May's style and philosophy of needlework: When I tell you that symmetry, order, and balance are above all things essential, and that no attempted copying of the painter's art (for that is what it amounts to) in such dissimilar and insufficient materials is permissible, you will understand that the 'quaint' design is wrong in the very nature of it.

You could mistake her exquisite designs for those of her father. Yet, as a new exhibition featuring her original artwork, embroidery and jewellery shows, May Morris was a remarkable artist in her own right

The symmetrical Olive and Rose pattern is characteristic of William Morris. This firescreen pattern was implemented by May Morris, Morris's daughter and Director of Embroidery at Morris and Co. The colors and directness of the implementation are characteristic of May's style.