Outlet Moorcroft The Woodland Road Vase 49/13 – Numbered Moorcroft

Moorcroft The Woodland Road Vase

2024 Special Release

Designer: Nicola Slaney

Numbered Edition

Shape: 49/13 

Dimensions: H 32.5 x W 19 x D 19cm

The Forest tapestry made in 1887, is among the finest of the collaborative works produced by Morris & Company. The birds and animals were designed by Philip Webb, which William Morris incorporated into the background of swirling acanthus. In the foreground the floral details were added by designer James Henry Dearle. The tapestry was woven at Merton Abbey by three of Morris’s most experienced staff: William Knight, John Martin and William Sleath and was shown at the 1890 Arts and Crafts Exhibition. This famous tapestry inspired Nicola to create her own woodland Arts and Crafts masterpiece, in which she includes a hare, just as Webb did over 137 years ago, behind which is a hidden overgrown road. Webb’s black raven has been transformed into a cheerful brown feathered bird, while the flowers of choice for Nicola are white lilies and pink flushed tulips – all set against a classic dark blue background to show them off to perfection.