The Senses Tablecloth

Designer: Walter Crane, 1845-1915

Manufacturer: John Wilson and Sons

Designed c. 1891

Silk and linen damask

173.5 x 290 cm. (69 1/2 x 116 inches)

Acording to Smith and Hyde (p. 126), this tablecloth was the most widely illustrated item of the 1893 Arts & Crafts Exhibition and the most popular of the moden damask designs Wilson and Co. produced.

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References

Arts & Crafts Textiles in Britain. Exhibition Catalogue. The Fine Art Society in Association with Francesca Galloway, nd. No. 32.

Art Journal (1905): 187.

The Studio 9 (1996-97): 56.

Smith and Hyde. Walter Crane, 1845-1915: Artist, Designer, and Socialist. 1989.

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