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May Morris

British, 1862–1938

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Mary "May" Morris was an English artisan, embroidery designer, jeweller, socialist, and editor. She was the younger daughter of the Pre-Raphaelite artist and designer William Morris and embroiderer and artists' model Jane Morris.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 18d ago

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Artworks (5)

Border for a Table Cover or Valance

1890 · Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in satin, surface satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching

Overall: 43.5 × 274.3 cm (17 1/8 × 108 in.); Image: 26.7 × 233 cm (10 1/2 × 91 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Border for a Table Cover or Valance

1890 · Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in satin, surface satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching

Overall: 43.5 × 274.3 cm (17 1/8 × 108 in.); Image: 26.7 × 233 cm (10 1/2 × 91 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lotus

1888 · Silk, warp-float faced twill weave; embroidered in satin and stem stitches

Overall: 263.9 × 120.9 cm (103 7/8 × 47 5/8 in.); Embroidery: 257.2 × 113 cm (101 1/4 × 44 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Valance

1880 · Silk embroidery on woven silk foundation silk, with fringed trim

Overall: 23 × 83 in. (58.4 × 210.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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"Lotus" pattern bedcover or hanging

1880 · Silk embroidery on woven silk foundation silk, with fringed trim

Overall: 8 ft. 6 in. × 80 in. (259.1 × 203.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art Institute Chicago
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The Met
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Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

"Swan House" Carpet (Design c. 1883, made 1887)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Horses of Anahita (Modeled 1848–50, cast 1882–1910)

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

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