Peony
John Henry Dearle
1885–1890
- Medium
- Cotton ground, silk threads
- Dimensions
- 156.5 × 66.4 cm (61 5/8 × 26 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- embroidery
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
peony blossoms19th centurycotton (textile)silk (fiber)natural dyeflowersbritishembroiderypeoniesArts and Crafts Movement20th CenturyTextileBritish Arts and Crafts Movementfoliageneedleworkingembroidering
About
One of the most popular products of May Morris’s embroidery division were kits, which contained fabric marked with a design and the recommended embroidery thread. These kits allowed amateur embroiderers to have the satisfaction of making a beautiful object with their own hands. John Henry Dearle’s original drawing for Peony is annotated on the back by May Morris, who suggested the most appropriate use for the panel as part of a room divider screen.
