William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement. The V&A holds an extensive collection of wallpaper, textile and tile designs.
Biography of William Morris
William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the Englis…
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William Morris & wallpaper design
Morris's name and reputation are indissolubly linked to wallpaper design, but there is a tendency to over-estimate the influence he had in this field, at least in his own l…
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'Trellis' wallpaper design by William Morris, 1862
Trellis was Morris’s first attempt at designing a wallpaper. Its pattern is said to have been inspired by the gardens at Red House, which were organised on a medieval plan …
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Designs for 'Fruit' and 'Wreath' wallpapers by William Morris, 1862-6
Two designs for wallpapers by William Morris. It borrows motifs from Morris's medieval-style tapestry work.
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A Morris and De Morgan Tile-Panel
The early commissions of Morris and Company for decorative work at St James Palace (1865-67), the Green Dining-Room in the V&A (1866) and at No. 1 Palace Green (1868) are w…
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William Morris and the history of the V&A collections
William Morris was an influential supporter of the South Kensington Museum. His firm contributed to the decoration of the Museum, and in his capacity as Art Referee he supp…
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Ephemeral or permanent? Illuminating the Bullerswood carpet
The Bullerswood carpet was designed by William Morris and woven by Morris & Co, Hammersmith, London, in about 1889. It has only rarely been displayed and is still virtually…
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William Morris Textiles (Hardback)
William Morris Textiles was the first comprehensive survey of the many hundreds of original, colourful textiles produced by William Morris and the two…
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Sat 15 June 2013 14:00
STUDY DAY: Artist, writer, socialist and conservationist, William Morris is best-known today as a designer of flat patterns.
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