
Art Institute of ChicagoPublic domain
Acanthus
William Morris · Design 1876, made 1877–1917
Provenance
Ownership history
- 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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