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A ‘Morris room’ in Cardiff: Mary Lobb and the National Museum of Wales
04/2023 | 1441 | 165
Pages: 418-421
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Author:
Cooper, Thomas (Cooper, Thomas)
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11. Mary Lobb. c.1910s. Postcard, 15 by 10.5 cm. (National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth; photograph the author).
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12. Hair ornament, designed and made by May Morris. c.1905. Silver, pearls, opals and garnets, 14.7 by 3.1 by 14.8 cm. (National Museum Cardiff).
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13. Acanthus bedcover, designed by William Morris and embroidered by Jane Morris (and possibly Jenny Morris). c.1890s. Twisted and floss silk on linen, 260 by 200 cm. (National Museum Cardiff).
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14. Section “William Morris”, Exposition Organisée par le Gouvernement Britannique, Palais du Louvre, Pavillion de Marsan. (From exh. cat. Arts Décoratifs de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irelande, London 1914; courtesy Syndics of Cambridge University Library).
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Rossetti and His Jewellery
02/1976 | 875 | 118
Pages: 94+96-102
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Author:
Bury, Shirley (Bury, Shirley)
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51. Gold chain of c. 1840, with the Wedding Ring of Mrs William Morris Attached to it. (May Morris Bequest, Victoria & Albert Museum).
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52. Burmese gold bracelet, probably dating from the first half of the nineteenth century; photographed in the same position as it appears in Rossetti's The Beloved (Fig.54). (May Morris Bequest, Victoria & Albert Museum).
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53. Top: Silver pendant set with chrysoprase, pearls and other stones, designed and made by May Morris, c.1905. (Presented to the Victoria & Albert Museum by Miss M. F. V. Lobb). Bottom: Silver heart-shaped brooch set with coloured glass (May Morris's 'Indian' brooch). European, mid-nineteenth century. (May Morris Bequest, Victoria & Albert Museum).
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54. Detail from The Beloved (Fig.55) Showing the Burmese Bracelet (Fig.52) on the Wrist of the Bride.
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55. The Beloved, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. 1865-66 and Retouched in 1873. Canvas. (Tate Gallery).
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56. Astarte Syriaca, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Dated 1877. Canvas. Mrs Morris sat to Rossetti for the Head of the Venus. (Manchester City Art Galleries).
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57. Mariana, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Canvas. The subject represents the opening of Act IV of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. Mrs Morris wore a blue silk dress for this painting, begun by Rossetti in 1868 and completed in 1870. (Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museum).
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58. The Blue Bower, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. 1865. Canvas. The painting owes its title to the blue tiles with prunus blossom against which Rossetti painted Fanny Cornforth. (The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham).
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59. Silver pendant decorated with enamel and set with blister pearls and semi-precious stones. Designed and made by Mr and Mrs Arthur Gaskin of Birmingham in c.1906. (Private Collection).
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60. Detail from The Blue Bower (Fig.58); A Chain Has been Looped Through the Vertical Pin of the Brooch to Form a Pendant.
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61. Rossetti's design for the back and the front of a watch case made for Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Company in 1863 by an unknown craftsman. (Birmingham City Museum and Art Galleries).
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62. La Bella Mano, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. 1875. Canvas. (Bancroft Collection, Delaware Art Museum).
Western art unattributed:
50. Silver Belt. Probably from the Tyrol, Seventeenth Century or Later. (May Morris Bequest, Victoria & Albert Museum).