William Morris - William Morris Full-Color Patterns and Designs

Full-Color Patterns & Designs by William Morris DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC. Mineola, New York At Dover Publications were committed to producing books in an earth-friendly manner and to helping our customers make greener choices. Manufacturing books in the United States ensures compliance with strict environmental laws and eliminates the need for international freight shipping, a major contributor to global air pollution. And printing on recycled paper helps minimize our consumption of trees, water and fossil fuels. The text of William Morris Full-Color Patterns and Designs was printed on paper made with 10% post-consumer waste, and the cover was printed on paper made with 10% post-consumer waste. According to Environmental Defense's Paper Calculator, by using this innovative paper instead of conventional papers, we achieved the following environmental benefits: Trees Saved: 5 Air Emissions Eliminated: 380 poundsWater Saved: 1,828 gallons Solid Waste Eliminated: 111 pounds For more information on our environmental practices, please visit us online at www.doverpublications.com/green Copyright Copyright 1988 by Dover Publications, Inc.

All rights reserved. Bibliographical Note This Dover edition, first published in 1988, reproduces all the color plates from The Art of William Morris, by Aymer Vallance, as published by George Bell & Sons, London, 1897 (reprinted by Dover Publications, ISBN 0-486-25647-2). The Publisher's Note was written specially for the present edition. DOVER Pictorial Archive SERIES This book belongs to the Dover Pictorial Archive Series. You may use the designs and illustrations for graphics and crafts applications, free and without special permission, provided that you include no more than four in the same publication or project. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Morris, William, 18341896. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Morris, William, 18341896.

William Morris full-color patterns and designs / by William Morris. p. cm. (Dover pictorial archive series) Reproduces all the color plates from The art of William Morris, by Aymer Vallance, as published by George Bell & Sons, London, 1897T.p. verso. ISBN-13: 978-0-486-25645-0 (pbk.) ISBN-10: 0-486-25645-6 (pbk.) 1.

Morris,William, 18341896. 2. Decoration and ornamentEnglandHistory19th century. 3. Decoration and ornamentVictorian style. I.Vallance, Aymer, 18621943.

Art of William Morris. II. Title. III. Title: Full-color patterns and designs. IV Series.

NK1535.M67A4 1988 745.44924dc19 87-37405 CIP Manufactured in the United States by Courier Corporation 25645608 www.doverpublications.com Contents Publishers Note WILLIAM MORRIS (18341896) was one of those unflagging Victorians whose energies were spread fearlessly across many disciplines. In his own lifetime, he attained fame for his poetry, paintings, designs for the decorative arts and development of various crafts (including printing) and for his activities as a Socialist. Although the reputation of his written works, once held in very high esteem, has slipped to some extent, Morris fame as an artist and craftsman continues to grow. Morris friendship with Edward Burne-Jones (formed at Oxford), his readings in Ruskin, his work in the office of the Gothic Revival architect George Street and his close association with Dante Gabriel Rossetti (one of the most important members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood) were instrumental in developing his Medievalism. Using the painstaking methods of the craftsman, he adapted the arts of the Middle Ages for the modern world. Morris spurned the cheap and shoddy, striving to reintroduce quality and a uniform style in the decorative arts, which the mass production of the Industrial Revolution had rendered chaotic.

In particular, he loathed the aniline dyes that had been introduced in the 1850s, and experimented with vegetable dyes, developing a unique palette. The decorating firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulk & Company (Morris & Company after 1874) was established in 1861. Over the years it produced works, ranging from stained-glass windows and furniture to tapestries, carpets and printed and woven fabrics, that had great influence on the course of British design. (The Cherwell, Wey, Kennet and Wandle designs, thought of as flowing, are named after tributaries of the Thames.) The wallpaper designs created by Morris for the firm are particularly famous and remain in production, more than a century after their introduction. Angel with scroll (cartoon for decorative painting). Daisy pattern (for hand-painted tiles). Daisy design (for wallpaper). Trellis design (for wallpaper; the birds by Philip Webb). Marigold design (for wallpaper). Vine design (for wallpaper). Acanthus design (for wallpaper). Apple design (for wallpaper). Ceiling paper (designed for St. Ceiling paper (designed for St.

James's Palace). Wallpaper (designed for St. James's Palace). Wild tulip design (for wallpaper). Bruges design (for wallpaper). Honeysuckle design (for chintz). Bird and anemone design (for chintz).