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Morris said that he used the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria & Albert Museum) more than anyone alive. As one of the most knowledgeable textile historians of his day, Morris filtered his love of nature through the lens of history. Later textiles with strong diagonal orientation, such as <em>Kennet,</em> show a debt to the centuries-old Italian cut velvet that he had studied. Named after a river in the south of England that flows into the Thames, <em>Kennet</em> is an example of one of his patterns that could be purchased in a variety of colors and fabrics, including cotton, velveteen, silk, and Madras muslin, creating limitless possibilities to appeal to consumers’ needs and tastes.
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117131
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Kennet
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117131
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Kennet
description
Morris said that he used the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria & Albert Museum) more than anyone alive. As one of the most knowledgeable textile historians of his day, Morris filtered his love of nature through the lens of history. Later textiles with strong diagonal orientation, such as <em>Kennet,</em> show a debt to the centuries-old Italian cut velvet that he had studied. Named after a river in the south of England that flows into the Thames, <em>Kennet</em> is an example of one of his patterns that could be purchased in a variety of colors and fabrics, including cotton, velveteen, silk, and Madras muslin, creating limitless possibilities to appeal to consumers’ needs and tastes.
date
c 1920
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60746207
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24604
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Textile
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1
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import
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Overall: 90.2 x 97.8 cm (35 1/2 x 38 1/2 in.)
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England, Merton Abbey, 20th century
accession
1937.698
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plain weave cotton, printed
tombstone
Kennet, c 1920. William Morris (British, 1834–1896). Plain weave cotton, printed; overall: 90.2 x 97.8 cm (35 1/2 x 38 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm, 1937.698
collection
Textiles
citations
citation
Parry, Linda. William Morris Textiles. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1983.
page_number
p.155, no 49
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 .
page_number
Mentioned: p. 19; reproduced: p. 21, fig. 15.
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Gift of Mrs. Henry Chisholm
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2026-05-29 06:05:10.963000
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117131
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Textiles
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Textiles
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plain weave cotton, printed
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