Hand thrown mug featuring Heavens Declare panel by May Morris - 1910-1920

Hand thrown mug featuring Heavens Declare panel by May Morris - 1910-1920Embroidered panel, designed and worked by May Morris 1910 20 Just as her father had been, May was inspired to respond creatively to the Manor our beloved Oxfordshire home and its setting. Plant and animal life local to Kelmscott appear in many of her designs. Here, the willow and elm are flanked by apple and rowan trees. Beneath them, a carpet of wildflowers that includes daisies, harebells, violets and gentians is enlivened by fluttering garden

Embroidered panel, designed and worked by May Morris 1910-20

Just as her father had been, May was inspired to respond creatively to the Manor – ‘our beloved Oxfordshire home’ – and its setting. Plant and animal life local to Kelmscott appear in many of her designs. Here, the willow and elm are flanked by apple and rowan trees. Beneath them, a carpet of wildflowers that includes daisies, harebells, violets and gentians is enlivened by fluttering garden birds. Wildflowers were welcome features of the garden, growing side-by-side with more cultivated types of  flowers such as hollyhocks and lilies. Each morning May picked blooms to decorate the rooms in the Manor. She was a very keen gardener for whom ‘necessary garden work’ formed part of every day.

Height:  9cm approx.

Diameter:  8cm approx.

Please note this item is hand thrown and therefore these measurements may alter slightly from piece to piece