ARTS AND CRAFTS: Screen by John Henry Dearle

Arts-Crafts-Screen-John-Henry-Dearle

History

Screen with embroidered panels, designed by John Henry Dearle in London. It shows the motifs of ‘Parrot Tulip’, ‘Large Horned Poppy’ and ‘Anemone’ designs. Currently the screen is in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Designed by

John Henry Dearle between years 1885-1910

Dimensions

Height: 162.9 cm, Width: 166.2 cm maximum, Depth: 2.8 cm

Materials

Glazed mahogany frame, with panels of canvas embroidered with silks in darning, stem and satin stitch.

Elements and Principles

Shapes are the Elements, and Pattern is the governing Principle for this design. Organic shapes of the flowers are presented in a two-way pattern: the pattern of repeating the same flower on each panel, and the pattern of having a different type of a flower on each panel. Organic shapes give the panel a feel of closeness to nature, and the patters give it the feel of interesting and gentle predictability.

Manufactured by

Morris & Co.

Used by Designers

There are a number of photographs showing similar screens being used in homes in Bullerswood in Kent, Stanmore Hall in Middlesex and in the homes of the Barr Smith family in Adelaide, Australia.