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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Piece" by artist William Morris: The image shows a blue and brown textile with a floral pattern. The rectangular textile fills the image horizontally. The background of the textile is blue. The floral design on the fabric is brown. The floral design extends across the top and bottom of the image. The bottom right and bottom left of the image feature leaves. A white background surrounds the image on all sides. Two lines of numbers are on the bottom. The artist is on the bottom left and the other line of numbers is on the bottom right. The two lines are on a white strip. The left line of numbers is handwritten and the right line of numbers is typed.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Silk / Compound weave
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 389 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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