2019-03-28 Guide to the William Morris Collection, circa 1896-1911 SPEC.RARE.CMS.0243 Finding aid prepared by Beth Crowner Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2019 March This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-03-28T10:06-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard William Morris Collection SPEC.RARE.CMS.0243 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections RARE Shared 2 0.1 Cubic feet circa 1896-1911 William Morris (1834-1896) was the leader of the British Arts and Crafts movement, a poet, writer, and an activist. Morris started the decorative arts company Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Company in 1861, later renamed Morris & Company in 1875. The William Morris Ephemera includes an advertisement for "Morris & Company Decorators, LTD," featuring a color photo of Morris’s Persian Brocatel design, an advertisement for a limited run of “The Art of William Morris: An Illustrated Record” by Aymer Vallance, an article by well known English designer Herbert P. Horne from the December 1896 edition of The Saturday Review commemorating William Morris, and printed reproductions of portraits of Morris from various publications. Materials are dated from circa December 1896-1911. (1) oversize folder English Acquisitions Information

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[identification of item], William Morris Ephemera, SPEC.RARE.CMS.0243, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

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 Biographical Note

William Morris (1834-1896) was the leader of the British Arts and Crafts movement, a poet, writer, and an activist who founded the United Kingdom Socialist League. Morris started the Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Company in 1861, which was later renamed Morris & Company in 1875. The company made decorative arts such as carpets, tapestries, embroidery, tiles, and book designs, but mainly focused on wallpaper and textiles. Morris created designs with names such as “Acanthus”, “Peacock and Dragon”, and “Strawberry Thief,” and produced many of his designs using the complicated indigo discharge print method.

 Scope and Contents

The William Morris Ephemera is a small collection of clippings and advertisements related to William Morris and his design work. Materials in the collection include an advertisement for "Morris & Company Decorators, LTD," featuring a color photo of Morris’s Persian Brocatel design; an advertisement for a limited run of The Art of William Morris: An Illustrated Record by Aymer Vallance, which includes a drawing of The Red House, a home Morris built and decorated in the style of a traditional English manor home; an article by well-known English designer Herbert P. Horne from the December 1896 edition of The Saturday Review, commemorating William Morris and including a printed reproduction of a painting of Morris by G. F. Watts; and a printed photograph of Morris by Emery Walker, included as a supplement to the February 1911 edition of the United Kingdom publication, The Bookman. Materials are dated from circa December 1896-1911.

 Related Materials William Morris Correspondence Horne, Herbert P. (Herbert Percy), 1864-1916 Morris & Co. (London, England). Morris, William, 1834-1896 Advertisements Arts and crafts movement--Great Britain--History Decoration and ornament--Great Britain--19th century Designers--England--19th century Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art