The Lion Rampant Silk Scarf

Size: 30 x 150cm

Silk-Twill, rolled edges

Blue edging, print both sides

Printed with vegetable inks

Dry clean only

About the Artwork
The Lion Rampant refers to the profile attitude of this Lion. William De Morgan’s beast is spread across a mural of 42 glazed tiles. Over his career, he drew hundreds of animals, each with their own anthropomorphic sensibilities. This Lioness with the sun ray behind her head is a true symbol of strength and guardianship.

William De Morgan (1839 – 1917), was the leading ceramicist of the Arts and Crafts movement (c. 1870 – 1910). A trained fine artist, he began his career by creating stained glass panels, before moving onto ceramics; in particular, hearth place tiles, murals, and “hollowware”.

This picture panel of forty-two tiles decorated the Lion in turquoise and cobalt, setting the creature against blue, green and yellow patterns on a white ground.