Acanthus by William Morris
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Acanthus

William Morris · Design 1876, made 1877–1917

Provenance

Ownership history

  1. Frances Glessner (Mrs. John J. Glessner, born Sarah Frances Macbeth, 1848-1932) and John J. Glessner, Chicago, by 1923 [according to correspondence from William Tyre dated May 18, 2021 in curatorial file, fabric from wing chair in Glessner House bedroom recorded in 1923 photograph]; Chicago Architecture Foundation (now Glessner House Museum), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1978.

Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.

Exhibitions

Exhibition history

  • Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery,
  • Sumptuous Velvets from the Permanent Collection, Mar. 1–Sept. 28, 1980.

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