Artist · 5 prints
John Henry Dearle Prints
About John Henry Dearle
John Henry Dearle (1859–1932) was a British designer who worked for Morris & Co., the London decorating firm founded by William Morris. Starting as a young assistant, he became one of the firm's leading designers of textiles, wallpapers and tapestries, and many of his patterns are still sold today under the Morris name.
Dearle's designs are built from flowing leaves, stems and flowers, close in spirit to Morris's own. They include the printed fabrics Cherwell (1887) and Trent (1888), the tapestry Greenery (1892) and the Compton design (1896). He also designed the rich floral backgrounds for tapestries with figures by Edward Burne-Jones, such as Angeli Laudantes (1898). Examples of his work are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
John Henry Dearle prints: reproductions of Arts and Crafts textile and wallpaper designs by John Henry Dearle of Morris & Co. The collection includes Cherwell (1887), Blackthorn (1892), Compton (1896) and Helena.
This selection concentrates on Dearle's repeating floral patterns: dense, all-over designs of flowering branches, leaves and stems in the Morris tradition. Blackthorn fills the surface with blossom and small flowers, while Cherwell and Compton use larger, flowing leaves and blooms. The colours are rich and natural, with deep greens, blues and warm reds.
The pattern designs suit dining rooms, hallways, libraries and bedrooms, and they work well as a pair or as a set of four. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with low-glare acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.
![Helena [textile] by John Henry Dearle — Pale blooms and olive leaves twine in a dense repeat](http://9artprints.com/cdn/shop/files/Helena-_textile_-by-John-Henry-Dearle.jpg?v=1789880157&width=2425)
