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In the collection ofMetropolitan Museum of Art

"Lotus" pattern bedcover or hanging

Morris & Company|May Morris

In the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Maker

Morris & Company|May Morris

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Silk embroidery on woven silk foundation silk, with fringed trim

Dimensions

Overall: 8 ft. 6 in. × 80 in. (259.1 × 203.2 cm)

Form

Bed

Culture

British

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

2017.178.1

Credit line

Gift of Jessie and Charles Price, 2017