Live Auction 22125The Ann and Gordon Getty Collection: Temple of Wings
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO.
Lot 6

JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO.

FIVE PAIRS OF 'HELENA' SILK CURTAINS, LATE 20TH CENTURY

Closed14 June 2023

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JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO.
FIVE PAIRS OF 'HELENA' SILK CURTAINS, LATE 20TH CENTURY
The pale blue ground with overall pattern of roses and foliage in shades of blue, peach and champagne, teal cotton lining, together with a single curtain of the same pattern
109 in. (276.9 cm.) long, 170 in. (431.8 cm.) wide, the largest pair
Designed by John Henry Dearle in 1890.

Custom ordered by Ann and Gordon Getty from Gainsborough Silk Weaving, Suffolk, 29 November 1996.

Specialist note

John Henry Dearle (1859-1932) was a proficient designer of textiles, tapestries and stained glass. Dearle joined Morris & Co. in 1878, producing designs both in the manner of Morris, as well as his own style, inspired by Eastern aesthetics and historical textiles. As time went on his work became characterized by simplified two-dimensional interpretations of nature (Parry, pp. 70-71). Dearle took over as principal designer at Morris & Co. upon Morris's death in 1896. For further information on this design, see L. Parry, William Morris Textiles, New York, 1994, p. 160, pl. 74.