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Redstarman

@redstarman.bsky.social

For #Stunday and #ImageAndVerse

Bucolic treescape
Reflected in placid pond
Peaceful oasis

#haiku #photography #mobilephotography #artyear #nature #onlybeautifulthings #thelittlethings #photooftheday #NationalTrust #WightwickManor #Wolverhampton #reflection

April 12, 2026 at 5:48 AM

Adrian Porter

@seasider1877.bsky.social

Spring has sprung! #WightwickManor #Wolverhampton

March 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM

Michael

@mdstamper.bsky.social

"Flora" by Evelyn De Morgan (English) - Oil on canvas / 1894 - Wightwick Manor (Wolverhampton, England) #WomenInArt #WomensArt #WomanArtist #WomenArtists #EvelynDeMorgan #DeMorgan #WightwickManor #Symbolism #Myth #Spring #art #artText #BlueskyArt #PreRaphaelite #Pre-Raphaelite #WomenPaintingWomen

Flora is the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, and English artist Evelyn De Morgan paints her (model Jane Hales) as a self-possessed emblem of renewal. Made entirely in Florence, Italy in 1894, the picture knowingly echoes Florentine painter Sandro Botticelli's Primavera in its abundance of flowers and idealized drapery, but the direct gaze keeps the goddess firmly in charge of the encounter.

A young woman stands front-facing in a bright spring landscape. She has light skin and softly modeled features, with long orangish hair falling in loose waves. Her expression is calm, meeting our gaze without theatrical gesture. She wears a yellowish, flowing robe patterned with small Florentine flowers and pansy blossoms. Gathered at the waist is a vivid red scarf that drifts diagonally like a ribbon caught in a gentle breeze. Blossoms sprinkle the ground at her feet, so the painting seems to shed petals into our space. Behind her rises a loquat (nespola) tree, its glossy leaves framing her figure while a chaffinch bird and a siskin bird perch and flit within the branches. At the lower right, a scroll bears an Italian poem that names her as Flora and links her to Florence.

The palette balances creamy whites and warm reds against many greens, creating a sense of cool air and new growth. Leaves, fruit, and birds are rendered as specific presences rather than generic ornament.

De Morgan Foundation director Sarah Hardy notes the painting’s extreme care: “every blade of grass and strand of hair has been considered.” The Italian scroll celebrates Florence and then turns toward “Scotia,” pointing to the work’s Scottish patron, ship-owner William Imrie, who bought the painting and commissioned related works using the beautiful Hales. He also commissioned Cassandra and Helen of Troy, extending this mythic, woman-centered cycle. In that shift from Italy to the “northern mists,” spring becomes more than a season. It becomes a story about art, place, and starting again.

January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Only me

@onlyme56.bsky.social

Visited #WightwickManor @nationaltrust.org.uk today I love the chimney stacks 🙂

November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM

Stefan Lange

@stefanspics.bsky.social

The very beautiful Wightwick Manor (at Christmas). A MUST visit for lovers of Arts & Crafts and all things Victorian. #wightwickmanor #nationaltrust #christmas #heritage #manorhouse #artsandcrafts #demorgan #preraphaelite

September 23, 2024 at 12:10 PM

@theheadsoffice

@theheadsoffice.bsky.social

More from Sunday but a different venue. We had time to kill so made another visit to this lovely manor house & gardens #littleadventures25 @wightwickmanor

June 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM

Adrian Porter

@seasider1877.bsky.social

Reasons to be cheerful. Spring is on its way! #WightwickManor #Wolverhampton

January 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Eastern Eye News

@easterneye.bsky.social

Word of mouth drives more Asian visitors to National Trust

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#NationalTrust #WightwickManor #Wolverhampton #Heritage #CulturalDiversity #CommunityEngagement #Volunteering

Word of mouth drives more Asian visitors to National Trust

Staff and volunteers highlight shared heritage while properties host Diwali events

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April 21, 2026 at 5:53 PM

Chris 🏳️‍🌈 🌹

@chris94803.bsky.social

Great day out at 2
#WightwickManor since it's been decorated for Christmas. #NationalTrust

December 3, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Victorian Web

@victorianweb.bsky.social

Glimpses of #WightwickManor (National Trust) in the Midlands, designed by Edward Ould (1852-1909). Lots of lovely artwork here, in the architecture itself and on show inside: can you spot the #Morris tapestry in the parlour here? victorianweb.org/art/architec...
(Photos by @oldpanks.bsky.social)

Lots of timber on the exterior, and decorative bargeboards, mullioned windows and barley-sugar chimney pots--vernacular revival with a vengeance!

Wooden flooors, Morris wall coverings, and the Morris tapestry "The Forest" along one wall, with a few people admiring the furniture and decor.

August 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM

Hannah Day

@hannahdayuk.bsky.social

Thrilled to finally visit Wightwick Manor, an arts and crafts masterpiece

Of course I had almost no battery on my phone so have four pics to show for the day, but not to worry. I’ll just have to go back.

#wightwickmanor #nationaltrust #artsandcraft #williammorris #interiors #interiordesign