A brief sketch of the Morris movement and of the firm founded by William Morris to carry out his designs and the industries revived or started by him : written to commemorate the firm's fiftieth anniversary in June 1911.

Main entry:

Morris & Co. (London, England), creator.

Title & Author:

Publication:

London : Privately printed for Morris & Company, Decorators, Ltd., 1911.
London : Chiswick Press

Description:

63 pages, 9 leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 15 cm

Notes:
Issued in printed wrappers
Vignette of the "original trade mark of the Firm designed by Madox Brown" on title page
Frontispiece portrait with caption: "William Morris ... from the portrait by G. F. Watts in the National Portrait Gallery"
Authorship attributed to H. C. Marillier (see Sewter).
Sewter, A.C. The stained glass of William Morris and his circle

Resources:
Connect online to the Making of the Modern World (The Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)

Subject:

Morris, William, 1834-1896.
Morris, William, 1834-1896 Psychology.
Morris & Co. (London, England) History.
Morris & Co. (London, England) Anniversaries, etc.
Morris & Co. (London, England)
Interior decoration firms England History 19th century.
Interior decoration England History 19th century.
Sociétés de décoration intérieure Angleterre Histoire 19e siècle.
Anniversaries
Interior decoration
Interior decoration firms
Decorative arts Great Britain History 19th century.
Printing Great Britain History 19th century.
Decoration and ornament Great Britain History 19th century.
England

Form/genre:

Photograph
photographs.
Photographs
History
Books.
Private press books (Printing)
Photographies.

Added entries:

Marillier, H. C. (Henry Currie), 1865-1951, attributed author.
Chiswick Press, printer.
England London.

Morris movement

Holdings:

Location: Library main y 1546
Call No.: WY2172; ID:87-B19281
Status: Available

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