Clothing & Accessories The Metropolitan Museum of Art | William Morris Brother Rabbit Oversize Oblong Scarf

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This Charming Design, With Its Mirrored Images Of Flora And Fauna, Exemplifies William Morris’S (British, 1834–1896) Appreciation For Medieval European Textiles. He Conceived Of This Pattern, Which He Called Brother Rabbit, Ahead Of The 1881 Opening Of The Merton Abbey Tapestry Works, Where It Was Initially Intended For The Indigo Discharge Method That He Would Perfect At That Very Mill. Registered In 1882 And Printed 1917–23, Brother Rabbit Was Produced In Multiple Colorways, Including The Red-And-White Example Belonging To The Met.

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