Dress sleeves
May Morris (1862-1938)
Category
Costume
Date
1890 - 1895
Materials
Coloured silks on linen, worked in chain stitch
Measurements
620 mm (L); 290 mm (W)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1289314
Summary
Two medieval style linen dress sleeves designed and embroidered by May Morris, ca 1890; polychrome silk embroidery of stylized flowers on curling stems with trailing leaves worked in chain stitch on Italian linen.
Makers and roles
May Morris (1862-1938)
References
Conroy, Rachel, Women Artists and Designers at the National Trust, 2025, pp. 152-155