William Morris (1834-1896)

Designer, craftsman, writer and socialist. Born in Walthamstow in 1834, William Morris entered Exeter College, Oxford, in 1853, where he met Edward Burne-Jones, a life-long collaborator and friend. Morris was articled to the architect G.E. Street in 1856, and moved with the firm to London in the summer of that year. There he entered the Pre-Raphaelite circle, which led to the formation of his decorating company, Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., later Morris & Co., producing wallpapers, furniture, embroidery, ceramic tiles and stained glass. While his reputation as a poet was high, his lasting legacy has been his encouragement of what became known as the Arts and Crafts Movement, and his work as a social critic.

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Further reading

A. Charles Sewter, The Stained Glass of William Morris and his Circle (New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 1974).

A. Charles Sewter, 'The Stained Glass of William Morris and his Circle: A Catalogue' (New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 1975).

William Morris and the Middle Ages (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1984).

Fiona MacCarthy, William Morris: A Life for our Time (London: Faber and Faber, 1994).

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	Christ with Elizabeth, John the Baptist and Zechariah firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: William Morris designer: Ford Madox Brown 1866 Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff east wall of the south choir aisle
	Crucifixion with the Four Evangelists firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: William Morris designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones designer: Ford Madox Brown 1868 Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff south choir aisle
	Moses with St John the Baptist and St Paul firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: William Morris designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1868 Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff north wall of the north aisle
	David, St Stephen and Samuel with scenes from the Gospels. firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: William Morris designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones 1869 Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff south wall of the south aisle
	Apostles and Characters from the Book of Genesis firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: William Morris designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones designer: Ford Madox Brown 1869 Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff north wall of the north aisle
	St Stephen and St Peter firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: William Morris designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones designer: Ford Madox Brown about 1870 Church of St Llwchaiarn, Llanllwchaiarn, Powys south wall of the nave
	St Simon detail from St Simon, St Peter, St Jude and Scenes from the New Testament firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. designer: William Morris designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones designer: Ford Madox Brown 1874 Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff, Cardiff north wall of the north aisle

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