Rolled fragment of William Morris & Co. wallpaper titled "Fritillary." All-over floral pattern of stylized flowers and meandering foliate stems on a dot background. Block-printed in red-brown coral on pink ground.
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
block printing (relief printing process)
Arts and Crafts (movement)
floral patterns
Wallpaper
"MORRIS & Co" (printed)
Fritillary
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
William Morris & Co. (Manufacturer)
Morris, William, 1834-1896 (Designer)
England
40 1/4 x 20 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.1167
1885 (Date of design.)
England (United Kingdom) [country]
England
Block Printed
Unused
Pink
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Stylized flowers
Tulips
Meandering
Leaves
Arts and Crafts
Floral Trail
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