Textile with Japanese design of irises by Arthur Silver for Liberty & Co, 1891.
Date
1891
Dimensions
height: 340mm width: 325mm
Organisation
Liberty & Co. Ltd
More details
This textile is an example of indigo-discharge printing on cotton, with a Japanese-inspired design of irises on a white ground. The Silver Studio sold the design for this dress fabric to Liberty & Co in July 1891 for 3 guineas. Unlike other designers such as Christopher Dresser, Arthur Silver never visited Japan himself, but he was an avid collector of Japanese materials.
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