Cray
<p><em>Cray</em> 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<em> Cray </em> 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.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1884
- Medium
- Block printed cotton
- Dimensions
- 142.9 × 94.6 cm (56 1/4 × 37 1/4 in.); Repeat: 92 × 45 cm (36 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- William Morris
Artist
Painting
William Morris was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he campaigned for socialism in fin de siècle Great Britain.
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Record
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- William Morris
- Year
- 1884
- Medium
- Block printed cotton
- Dimensions
- 142.9 × 94.6 cm (56 1/4 × 37 1/4 in.); Repeat: 92 × 45 cm (36 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1884-016024
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified