William Morris Woodpecker II Wall Tapestry SIZE:40"W x 72"H making use of traditional weaving

making use of traditional weaving techniques

Daringly innovative

The ornate border with its scroll and floral motifs complements the floral subject

Boucher was a French painter in the Rococo style

William Morris Woodpecker II Wall Tapestry SIZE:40"W x 72"H making use of traditional weavingThis tapestry depicts a woodpecker against an ornate backdrop and was designed by Morris & Co in 1877. Most of the company's production was a collaborative effort involving several artists, but Woodpecker is unusual in that it was one of the very few tapestries designed by William Morris in its entirety. It shows a woodpecker sitting in the branch of a fruit tree and features Morris' distinctive ornate background of leaves and his legendary attention