Pink and Rose
Details
- Palette
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- 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
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1923
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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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
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Flora Both · 99%
The catalog identifies roses and leaves, which are visibly represented as the dominant botanical motifs.
Visual Qualities
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Patterns Visual · 99%
Flowers, leaves, stems, and tendrils are arranged as a repeated ornamental surface pattern.
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Arabesque/Scroll Visual · 93%
Curving stems, tendrils, and scrolling foliage form flowing arabesque-like lines throughout the composition.
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Dense Composition Visual · 96%
Botanical forms occupy most of the visible ground, with relatively little unpatterned space between them.
Medium and Techniques
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Repetition Visual · 97%
Large blossoms and branching stems recur in staggered vertical and horizontal arrangements characteristic of a repeat design.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The museum dates the work to circa 1890, within the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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British and Irish Art Metadata · 95%
The artist is identified in the museum record as British.
Tableware, Vessels, and Objects
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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.