Willow Bough
William Morris
1887
- Medium
- Woodblock print in green, white, and brown inks on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- 67.5 × 56 cm (26 1/2 × 22 in.)
- Genre
- wallpaper
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
block printing19th centurynatural dyeplant-derived motifplantswallpaperbritishArts and Crafts MovementBritish Arts and Crafts Movementwove paperwoodblock print
About
The firm of Jeffrey & Co. was responsible for manufacturing all of the wallpapers made under the Morris & Co. label. Under director Metford Warner (about 1843–1930), Jeffrey & Co. had a reputation as one of the finest printers in England and also printed designs by Walter Crane and C. F. A. Voysey. The company’s relationship with Morris & Co. continued until they were absorbed into a larger conglomerate in 1927. Very few patterns were originally printed as both wallpaper and textiles, one exception is Marigold.
