Cray
William Morris · Design 1884, made 1884–1917 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Cray was the most complex of the large-scale designs named for rivers in that it required 34 printing blocks—more than any other. The two examples of Cray in the collection [1974.419a and 2018.827] appear to have been made with different sets of printing blocks, as the size of the pattern is slightly different in length and width.
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Details
- Maker
- Designed by William Morris (English, 1834–1896), Produced by Morris & Co., London (English, 1875–1940), Merton Abbey, London (English, 1881–1940)
- Date
- Design 1884, made 1884–1917
- Medium
- Cotton, plain weave, block printed
- Dimensions
- 279.7 × 97.8 cm (110 1/8 × 38 1/2 in.); Repeat: 94.5 × 45 cm (37 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)
- Place of origin
- England
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
