William Morris: The Black Tree Switch Plate

The intricate "Black Tree" pattern of interweaving vines and tendrils was created by William Morris (1834-1896) for a wool carpet installed at his home in Hammersmith, London. The image used here comes from The art of William Morris, by Aymer Vallance (1862-1943) (London: Chiswick Press, 1897) Source: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library via Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/artofwilliammorr00vall). Superluminal's Portable Imagery specializes in home furnishings and paper goods featuring designs by William Morris; classic paisleys, batiks, Indian, Japanese, and Chinese textiles; carpet patterns from Turkey, Persia, the Caucasus, India, and Central Asia; Moorish and Turkish ceramic designs; flora and fauna from antiquarian books; alchemical images and Persian miniatures.