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Maker: Design attributed to May Morris (English, 1862–1938), Produced by Morris & Co., London (English, 1875–1940)
Date: Design 1890s
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in satin, surface satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching
Dimensions: Overall: 43.5 × 274.3 cm (17 1/8 × 108 in.); Image: 26.7 × 233 cm (10 1/2 × 91 3/4 in.)
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

The museum has published too little about this work for a guide to be written.

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Maker: Design attributed to May Morris (English, 1862–1938), Produced by Morris & Co., London (English, 1875–1940)
Date: Design 1890s
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in satin, surface satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching
Dimensions: Overall: 43.5 × 274.3 cm (17 1/8 × 108 in.); Image: 26.7 × 233 cm (10 1/2 × 91 3/4 in.)
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0