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'Shell, Dolphin and Seaweed' design
Arthur Heygate Mackmurdolate 1880s
William Morris Gallery
Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom
The classical/Rennaisance design references of the dolphin are in contrast to the 'organic' intracacies of Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo's earlier designs for the Century Guild. In the 1890s both Mackmurdo and his partner Herbert Horne evolved towards classically-inspired formalism.
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Details
- Title: 'Shell, Dolphin and Seaweed' design
- Creator: Century Guild, Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
- Date Created: late 1880s
- Type: design
- Rights: © William Morris Gallery, London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Physical Dimensions: 40.6 x 50.8 cm
- Object Number: A106
- Medium: bodycolour on paper
- Credit line: Mackmurdo bequest, 1942
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