A challenging jigsaw showing the renowned 'Golden Lily' - a glorious Victorian haze of lillies in an English garden that was designed around 1899 by John Henry Dearle.
Dearle was a textile and stained glass designer trained by William Morris. He joined the firm at 19-years-old to work as a shop assistant, then progressed to a design apprentice, and eventually became Art Director when Morris died in 1896. Dearle's work often went unattributed, with many designs exhibited and sole under Morris' name. Although Dearle's work is close to Morris' aesthetic, his work is is now recognised as having its own unique vision. Golden Lily is frequently attributed to Morris, however it was created three years after Morris' death.
The Golden Lily design has had various iterations across history, including as a darker colourway sewing into a jacket that was worn by George Harrison.