William Morris' Peacock and Dragon<br>
Facsimile project, 2013<br>

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Goal: a possibly first-ever accurate historical recreation of that woven tapestry<br>
for use as curtains upstairs at <a href=http://ParkerElectricMfg.Co>Parker Electric Mfg. Co.</a>, Oakland, California.<br>
Contact: Brad Paley<br>
brad [at] didi.com<br>
(917) 686-3274<br>

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The tapestry<br>
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<a href=Designed_by_William_Morris_-_Panel_Entitled_'Peacock_and_Dragon'_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg><img src=orig_.jpg></a><br>Original image at <a href=http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/103918>The Art Institute of Chicago</a>
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<a href=Designed_by_William_Morris_-_Panel_Entitled_'Peacock_and_Dragon'_-_Google_Art_Project_colorTweak5.jpg><img src=colorTweak5_.jpg></a><br>Colors de-faded, version 5
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Images of it in use at the <a href=http://www.wmgallery.org.uk>William Morris Gallery outside London</a> (Caution: warm lighting)
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Some articles relating to WM's dyeing practices<br>
<a href=aac_dye.pdf><i>Of Dyeing as an Art</i>, Himself</a><br>
<a href="virginia davis-william morris & indigo discharge printing.pdf"><i>William Morris and Indigo Discharge Printing</i>, Virginia Davis</a><br>
<a href=SP92.9.4.Watkinson.pdf><i>Mertin Before Morris</i>, Ray Watkinson</a><br>
<a href="ray watkinson-living dyeing. morris, merton & the wardles.pdf"><i>Living Dyeing: Morris, Merton and the Wardles</i>, Ray Watkinson</a><br>

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A note from the Victoria and Albert where <a href=http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O78905/peacock-and-dragon-pair-of-curtains-morris-william>WM describes color inspiration</a><br>
("...all vermilion and gold and ultramarine; very beautiful and is just like going into the Arabian Nights.")<br>

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WM's spanish tapestry inspiration<br>
(Cited from <a href=http://thetextileblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/william-morris-and-peacock-and-dragon.html>John Hopper's blog</a>)<br>
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