{"product_id":"ragged-poppy-mist-dusty-blue-wallpaper","title":"Ragged Poppy, Mist \/ Dusty Blue Wallpaper","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;\"\u003eThe one cool colorway in the range. A soft blue-grey ground with a mid-blue poppy, both drawn from the same tonal family, so contrast sits at the low end of moderate and the print reads quiet from across a room. Closer in, the drawing holds — the block-printed line survives the reduction in contrast. A large-scale Arts and Crafts floral, translated from a cloth of 1902, on wallpaper and fabric by the yard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0.6em;\"\u003eJohn Scarratt Rigby drew the poppy in 1902, block-printed on plain-weave cotton in London. 'Ragged Poppy' is translated from that cloth, now in the Art Institute of Chicago—redrawn by hand with its border removed, the field tiled to a 24-inch panel. The flower is open and dense at generous scale, and the pale ground reads as much as the motif at conversational distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"margin:0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;margin:0;\"\u003eRead More...\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.2em;\"\u003eThe Source\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEight and a half feet of cotton, printed with poppies and closed on all four sides by a border of paired buds and scrolling leaves. It was made to be spread flat and looked down on. A tablecloth or a bedcover—the museum's catalogue will not say which, and gives the title only as probably “Ragged Poppy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Scarratt Rigby drew it in 1902. He supplied block prints and woven textiles to G.P. \u0026amp; J. Baker, A.H. Lee of Birkenhead, Alexander Morton, and Liberty \u0026amp; Co. This cloth reached the public under Liberty's name. He was honorary secretary of the Society of Designers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn “Remarks on Morris' Work and its Influence on British Decorative Arts Today,” Rigby conceded the field, writing that decorative art could not be discussed without constant reference to Morris's work. Morris's own Poppy, a design of 1881, sits in the Art Institute of Chicago. So does Rigby's cloth, which passed through the Antique Textile Company in London and was sold to the museum in 1990 on the Kelvyn G. Lilley Memorial Fund. Morris's is under his name. Rigby's is under a title someone thought to give it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRigby drew the field to stop at a border. Remove the border and the pattern keeps going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRequest a sample.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.2em;\"\u003eThe Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSource:\u003c\/b\u003e Tablecloth or Bedcover probably titled “Ragged Poppy,” 1902. Designed by John Scarratt Rigby (English, 1833–1914), produced by G.P. \u0026amp; J. Baker for Liberty \u0026amp; Co., London. Cotton, plain weave; block printed. 265.8 × 185.1 cm (104 5\/8 × 72 7\/8 in.); warp repeat 104.1 cm (41 in.). Kelvyn G. Lilley Memorial Fund. The Art Institute of Chicago, accession 1990.522.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecond example:\u003c\/b\u003e Tablecloth or Bedcover probably titled “Ragged Poppy,” 1902. Same designer and makers. Silk, plain weave; block printed. 182 × 184.2 cm (71 5\/8 × 72 1\/2 in.). Alexander Demond Fund. The Art Institute of Chicago, accession 1987.335.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRepeat:\u003c\/b\u003e 24 in × 16.1 in. Layout [PENDING MEASUREMENT].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBordered rug:\u003c\/b\u003e available to trade. The rug carries a border, as the original does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Scarratt Rigby, “Remarks on Morris' Work and its Influence on British Decorative Arts Today,” in Clive Edwards, ed., \u003ci\u003eNineteenth-Century Design\u003c\/i\u003e, vol. III (Routledge, 2021). Design sketches by John Scarratt Rigby, University of Glasgow Archive Services, Stoddard International design archive, GB 248 STOD\/DES\/142.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Wallpaper\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003ch4\u003ePeel and Stick\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cp\u003eA self-adhesive paper with a linen-like texture. The texture shows through the print and gives the color a quiet movement, most noticeable across a full wall. It goes up without paste and comes down more easily when the room is ready for something new.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInstall:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peel and stick, no paste\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWalls:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smooth, clean, fully cured paint\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rentals and rooms where paste-free installation or easier removal matters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch4\u003eClay-Coated\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cp\u003eA traditional unpasted paper with a smooth, soft matte finish. Color sits cleanly on the clay surface, so the finest lines of the pattern stay sharp. It gives a room the familiar finish of traditionally hung wallpaper.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInstall:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unpasted; paste is applied to the back of each panel before hanging\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Traditional installations, including full rooms and powder rooms away from direct water\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eStart with a sample. Tape it to the wall and live with it for a few days, in morning light and again in the evening. Watch how the color and surface settle into the room, then choose the paper you'll live with.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/details\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©Vintage Botanica","brand":"NeoTex.cloud-2","offers":[{"title":"Clay-Coated Wallpaper \/ Sample (8in x 10in)","offer_id":67648825753736,"sku":"166546-NTX-1255-4028-STX","price":2.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Clay-Coated Wallpaper \/ Roll (24in x 12ft)","offer_id":67648825786504,"sku":"166546-NTX-1255-4027-STX","price":139.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Peel \u0026 Stick Wallpaper \/ Sample (8in x 10in)","offer_id":67648825819272,"sku":"166546-NTX-860-4028-STX","price":2.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Peel \u0026 Stick Wallpaper \/ Roll (24in x 12ft)","offer_id":67648825852040,"sku":"166546-NTX-860-4027-STX","price":159.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/2914\/5480\/files\/wallpaper_roll_mockup_150_20261009_201605.webp?v=1791578397","url":"https:\/\/vintagebotanica.com\/products\/ragged-poppy-mist-dusty-blue-wallpaper","provider":"vintagebotanica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}