Designed in 1897, this carpet
is a bold example of Voysey's sense of proportion and contrasting scale.
The Wykehamist is the most abstract of all the GuildCraft carpet motifs.
The elements of the field are large shapes of color that depict
extremely stylized leaves, branches and flowers. As with many of
Voysey's designs from the 1890's, the Wykehamist was also produced as a
wallpaper by Essex & Co., and as a woven textile by Alexander Morton &
Sons, two English companies that regularly executed designs by Voysey
for the commercial market. |
