African Marigold
Pillow-Cushion Top

African Marigold
Rug

Regular Price 
1460.00
Our Price
1126.99
 

Designed by William Morris in 1876 as a cotton chintz, African Marigold was block-printed by Thomas Wardle using natural Prussian blue dye. 
This interpretation for needlepoint recaptures the faded look of Morris's preliminary watercolour sketch which is in the collection of the William Morris Gallery at Walthamstow. 

Beth Russell took the centre of the lovely watercolour for the cushion and later the whole painting was slightly adapted to turn it from a repeating pattern to an almost symmetrical rug, with a leaf border added.

This interpretation for needlepoint recaptures the faded look of Morris's preliminary watercolor sketch which 
is in the collection of the William Morris Gallery 
at Walthamstow.