Does anyone know their Liberty of London Scarfs?
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abingdon-road-vintage
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Hello, I'm always sucked in by the mention of William Morris as I once worked at the William Morris Gallery here in London...
Whilst I would say these are not William Morris prints, you could say the first one at least was inspired by his design or the arts and craft movement. The design of the second scarf is coming from a different (much later) period to my mind.
I'm not a scarf expert but you could try
http://www.scarfcollector.myby.co.uk/index.html - a scarf expert
or
http://myworld.ebay.com/laluthan - as they specialise in liberty prints.
Good luck!
Whilst I would say these are not William Morris prints, you could say the first one at least was inspired by his design or the arts and craft movement. The design of the second scarf is coming from a different (much later) period to my mind.
I'm not a scarf expert but you could try
http://www.scarfcollector.myby.co.uk/index.html - a scarf expert
or
http://myworld.ebay.com/laluthan - as they specialise in liberty prints.
Good luck!
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BagDiva
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hi,
Liberty and W Morris were as one, and l would say you would be fine stating the first one is a william morris design, l am trying to locate the design for you..l think it may be tulip and willow but not certain. l think we have it at the museum l work, in the pre-raphaelite room, and l have several of these scarves myself....and grew up in a home covered with upholstery and wallpapers, myrtle being mothers favourite around the home...
of course many of these (2nd) designs, were by his collaborating designers, and are often described as the william morris 'school' or his co-workers....and they all designed for Liberty during the Arts and crafts movement which Morris initiated.
hope this helps..
Liberty and W Morris were as one, and l would say you would be fine stating the first one is a william morris design, l am trying to locate the design for you..l think it may be tulip and willow but not certain. l think we have it at the museum l work, in the pre-raphaelite room, and l have several of these scarves myself....and grew up in a home covered with upholstery and wallpapers, myrtle being mothers favourite around the home...
of course many of these (2nd) designs, were by his collaborating designers, and are often described as the william morris 'school' or his co-workers....and they all designed for Liberty during the Arts and crafts movement which Morris initiated.
hope this helps..
vertugarde
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It's a bit misleading to say Liberty's and William Morris were as one and also that he initiated the Arts & Crafts Movement. He was one of the principal founders of the movement in England and he was more than a just a designer of textiles. http://www.morrissociety.org
William Morris started his company Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. in 1861 later renamed Morris & Co. Morris produced some 150 designs.To quote from Liberty's website:
'In the 1890s Arthur Lasenby Liberty built strong relationships with many leading English designers. Many of these designers were key figures in the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements and Aurthur Liberty was instrumental in the development of Art Nouveau through his encouragement of such designers.'
The scarves are off-printed which would slightly concern me. These are often known as 'seconds' in the printed textiles industry. The first scarf seems to be inspired by a Morris design called 'Anenome.'
William Morris started his company Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. in 1861 later renamed Morris & Co. Morris produced some 150 designs.To quote from Liberty's website:
'In the 1890s Arthur Lasenby Liberty built strong relationships with many leading English designers. Many of these designers were key figures in the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements and Aurthur Liberty was instrumental in the development of Art Nouveau through his encouragement of such designers.'
The scarves are off-printed which would slightly concern me. These are often known as 'seconds' in the printed textiles industry. The first scarf seems to be inspired by a Morris design called 'Anenome.'
The scarves are off-printed which would slightly concern me.
What is off-printed? Is it the fact that some of the white shows thru? Do they sell seconds of these scarfs? I got these along with some very nice shirts - Ann Fontaine, some YSL, and a few others, and a vintage Pierre Cardin scarf that I am keeping for right now.
What is off-printed? Is it the fact that some of the white shows thru? Do they sell seconds of these scarfs? I got these along with some very nice shirts - Ann Fontaine, some YSL, and a few others, and a vintage Pierre Cardin scarf that I am keeping for right now.
vertugarde
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Yes, off-printed is where the on your scarves the background base colour shows through. It often occurs when the registration of - probably screens in this case- hasn't accurately been placed or sometimes the fabric moves and more unusually because the design is inacurate. There is an overlap for each colour to compensate. Designer 'seconds' are commonly sold in the UK but maybe your scarves passed through quality control! Who knows.
Where did you look for the 20 scarves? On ebay?
Where did you look for the 20 scarves? On ebay?
vertugarde
Alumni
Some Liberty furnishing fabrics, have that off-set look and early pieces were printed using wooden blocks. Your Morris inspired scarf generally looks OK. The colourway is good.
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BagDiva
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yes that off set look is a feature of some designs...
and vertugarde...I think we concur, we are just using different terminology to say the same thing. I just like to keep it simple...
and vertugarde...I think we concur, we are just using different terminology to say the same thing. I just like to keep it simple...