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Ornament, hair
Morris, May (Daughter of William Morris. Designer of textiles, wallpaper and embroidery for Morris & Co and a founder member of the Women's Guild of Arts. Manager her father's business at Merton Abbey from 1886 and taught at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, London.)
This hair ornament was made by May Morris (1862-1938). May was the youngest daughter of the designer William Morris (1834-1896) and his wife, Janey. She is best known as a designer and maker of embroidery in the Arts and Crafts style. May studied at the South Kensington School of Design and subsequently managed the embroidery section of her father’s firm, Morris & Company. At the turn of the twentieth-century, she began to design and make jewellery and small silver objects.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50696
Creation/Production
Morris, May
Date: 1900-1910
Acquisition
Gift
Given by Miss M.F.V. Lobb
Measurements
Material
silver
pearl
opal
garnet
Location
Gallery 22A, South : Bay 02
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