Add a little English country cottage charm to your
dining table with these William Morris Brother Rabbit pattern placemats.
Available in traditional Arts and Crafts Movement colors and in a
variety of stylish new colors to match your home, kitchen and dining
room decor. This colorway: oasis blue and white.
The
Brother Rabbit pattern is also known as
Brer Rabbit, as William Morris was inspired by Joel Chandler Harris' newly-published
Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings
(a favorite of the Morris family) as well as a 17th-century Italian
silk. One of the few patterns William Morris designed specifically to
be printed on cotton, this chintz pattern features a woodland scene of
birds and marvelous rabbits who seem to be as full of character as that
trickster Brer Rabbit himself. Morris ingeniously sparked the formal
Renaissance forms of the Italian silk with the warmth, wit, and humor of
the the Brer Rabbit, and in doing so created one of his most beloved
and enduring designs. This has practical applications as well, making
this pattern appropriate for formal dinners and casual dining.
Brother Rabbit by William Morris, designed for cotton
furnishing fabrics, 1882, England, Arts and Crafts Movement. White
figural pattern of rabbits, birds, trees, and woodland vegetation on a
background of oasis blue. Lovingly hand restored by a professional
graphic artist experienced in art restoration.
Please keep in mind the original piece is over a century old and
was hand printed from a hand-carved woodblock, so there are tiny
variations in the pattern. While I have painstakingly restored the
pattern to its original pristine condition, these tiny variations remain
and are part of the charm of a historic handcrafted piece.
Matching items and more are available in my store's Arts and Crafts
William Morris department. Just click the link that says "store" above
to find them.
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