Pink and Rose

Pink and Rose

William Morris

Details

Dimensions
Sheet: 27 x 21 1/2 in. (68.6 x 54.6 cm)
Department
Drawings and Prints
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1923

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Artistic Disciplines

  • Design Both · 98%

    The museum classifies the object as wallpaper, and the image presents a decorative floral surface design rather than a conventional painting or standalone print.

Subject Matter

  • Flora Both · 99%

    The catalog identifies roses and leaves, which are visibly represented as the dominant botanical motifs.

Visual Qualities

  • Patterns Visual · 99%

    Flowers, leaves, stems, and tendrils are arranged as a repeated ornamental surface pattern.

  • Arabesque/Scroll Visual · 93%

    Curving stems, tendrils, and scrolling foliage form flowing arabesque-like lines throughout the composition.

  • Dense Composition Visual · 96%

    Botanical forms occupy most of the visible ground, with relatively little unpatterned space between them.

Medium and Techniques

  • Repetition Visual · 97%

    Large blossoms and branching stems recur in staggered vertical and horizontal arrangements characteristic of a repeat design.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 98%

    The museum dates the work to circa 1890, within the nineteenth century.

Geographic Regions

Tableware, Vessels, and Objects

  • Wallpaper Metadata · 99%

    The museum explicitly classifies the object as wallpaper and gives its title as “Pink and Rose.”

Source & rights

William Morris. Pink and Rose. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.