Acanthus leaves are almost a trademark of William Morris designs and here he devotes the entire area to this most adaptable plant.
The complexity of this dense, layered, subtly shaded wallpaper required 30 printing blocks and 15 colours, causing each roll to cost 16 shillings (80p sterling) - rather expensive in 1875 ! The original watercolour design is in the Victoria & Albert museum, London.

William Morris Green Acanthus Leaves / Blue Background

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Gold / Dk Grey bkrnd

William Morris Red Acanthus Leaves / Ivory Background

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Green Acanthus Leaves / Dark Grey Background

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Red Acanthus Leaves / Dark Grey Background

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This design can fit naturally into a chair seat. If necessary the corner leaves may be omitted to accommodate the back struts or front legs. Backgrounds may be changed. Please contact us for details.

CANVAS: 12#/in (5#cm) Zweigart White de luxe, 22x26".
DESIGN: 16½x19½" (42x49cm)
WOOLS: Appleton tapestry, 22 Colours.
STITCH: Tent stitch worked with one thread.
INSTRUCTIONS:

The green version with blue background has been extended with an additional sweep of leaves so that it will fit well on a piano or fender stool (see below).

Extra-wide version:
CANVAS: 12#/in (5#cm) Zweigart White de luxe, 22x39"
DESIGN: 17x30" (43x76cm)
WOOLS: Appleton tapestry for the design, crewel for the background. 22 colours.
STITCH: Tent stitch worked with one thread of tapestry wool for the design, four threads of crewel for the background.
INSTRUCTIONS:

Stretch your imagination !
Here is a clever and unique idea, a beautiful design that you can extend to whatever length suits your project. You can purchase anything up to 5 metres (16ft) in increments of 30cm (12in). The perfect solution for covering a very deep chair seat or crossways for a sofa.

CANVAS: 12#/in (5#/cm) Zweigart White de luxe 39" (1m wide).
DESIGN: 30" (76cm) wide. Repeat 17" (43cm).

Only the Green version currently available.

Please contact us for more information.