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Among Morris’s first designs for printing on fabric, <em>Marigold</em> was originally intended for use on wallpaper, as seen in the image below. It was one of only a few patterns that clients could buy as both textile and wallpaper; it was also printed on linoleum. The wide variety of media available in <em>Marigold</em> speaks to the broad decorative application of its lively organic pattern. Here, blossoms and vines spread with ordered freedom, generating a sense of movement and demonstrating Morris’s revolutionary principle of “rational growth,” which set his designs apart from the formal, rigid patterns of his competitors.
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117132
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Marigold
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117132
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Marigold
description
Among Morris’s first designs for printing on fabric, <em>Marigold</em> was originally intended for use on wallpaper, as seen in the image below. It was one of only a few patterns that clients could buy as both textile and wallpaper; it was also printed on linoleum. The wide variety of media available in <em>Marigold</em> speaks to the broad decorative application of its lively organic pattern. Here, blossoms and vines spread with ordered freedom, generating a sense of movement and demonstrating Morris’s revolutionary principle of “rational growth,” which set his designs apart from the formal, rigid patterns of his competitors.
date
20th century
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60740862
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24604
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Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 91.4 x 92.7 cm (36 x 36 1/2 in.)
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England, 20th century
accession
1937.699
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plain weave cotton, printed
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Marigold, 20th century. William Morris (British, 1834–1896). Plain weave cotton, printed; overall: 91.4 x 92.7 cm (36 x 36 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm, 1937.699
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Textiles
citations
citation
Parry, Linda. William Morris Textiles. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1983.
page_number
p. 148, no. 8
citation
Korkow, Cory. "Textiles." IN <em>William Morris: Designing an Earthly Paradise.</em> Cory Korkow and Victoria Hepburn, 8-23. Cleveland, Ohio : Cleveland Museum of Art, 2017.
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Reproduced and mentioned: p. 15, fig. 9
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Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm
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2026-05-29 06:05:09.922000
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117132
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Textiles
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Textiles
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plain weave cotton, printed
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