William Morris, A Leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer

William Morris

British · 1834–1896 · Painter, Illustrator

William Morris was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Morris, FOUR 'LABOURS OF THE MONTHS' TILE PANELS, CIRCA 1865, 1865, painted and glazed earthenwareFOUR 'LABOURS OF THE MONTHS' TILE PANELS, CIRCA 1865Lyon & Turnbull · £94,700≈ $128,319≈ €108,929Sign up to see
  2. William Morris, LARGE ARTS & CRAFTS 'HAMMERSMITH' CARPET, CIRCA 1890-95, 1890, hand-tufted wool on a linen and wool warpLARGE ARTS & CRAFTS 'HAMMERSMITH' CARPET, CIRCA 1890-95Lyon & Turnbull · £27,500≈ $37,263≈ €31,632Sign up to see
  3. William Morris, ‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890, 1890‘THE APPLE TREE’ EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890Lyon & Turnbull · £15,000≈ $18,345≈ €17,371Sign up to see

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William Morris was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he campaigned for socialism in fin de siècle Great Britain.

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Born 1834, WalthamstowDied 1896, HammersmithOccupation Painter, IllustratorWikidata Q182589 ↗ULAN 500030629 ↗Museum works 16

Arts and Crafts movementSymbolism

Also known as Uilʹi︠a︡m Morris, Uil'iam Morris, V. Moris, William M. Morris, Wiriamu Morisu

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Morris, A Leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer
A Leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucerpublished 1896 · set in Chaucer and Troy types in black and red with decorative initials by William Morris, on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
William Morris, The Golden Legend: the Golden Legend of Master William Caxton done anew (volume 1)
The Golden Legend: the Golden Legend of Master William Caxton done anew (volume 1)1892 · bound volume with woodcut title by William Morris and 2 full-page woodcut illustrations by Sir Edward Burne-Jones (all in volume 1)
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, William B. O'Neal Fund — Open Access (CC0)
William Morris, Oxford Union murals
Oxford Union murals1859
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 2.0 · Peg Syverson, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
William Morris, Strawberry Thief
Strawberry Thief1883
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
William Morris, La Belle Iseult
La Belle Iseult1858
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery
William Morris, Pink and Rose
Pink and Rose1890
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William Morris / Morris & Co., via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan…
William Morris, Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi1904
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay
William Morris, Marigold
Marigold1920
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William Morris, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art
William Morris, Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William Morris, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art
William Morris, Strawberry Thief (Cleveland Art Museum)
Strawberry Thief (Cleveland Art Museum)1936
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William Morris, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art
William Morris, "Swan House" Carpet
"Swan House" CarpetDesign c. 1883, made 1887 · Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming "Ghiordes knots" cut pile
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder — public domain …
William Morris, Peacock and Dragon
Peacock and DragonDesign 1878 · Wool, three-colored complementary weft, weft-float faced 3:1 twill weave; lined with linen, plain weave; two panels pieced
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Natalie Henry — pu…
William Morris, Cray
CrayDesign 1884, made 1884–1917 · Cotton, plain weave, block printed
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder — public domain …
William Morris, Acanthus
AcanthusDesign 1876, made 1877–1917 · Cotton, twill weave with supplementary pile wefts forming cut "velveteen"; block printed
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Chicago Architecture Foundation — publi…
William Morris, Snakeshead
SnakesheadDesign 1876, made 1925–40 · Cotton, plain weave; block printed
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Theodore D. T…
William Morris, Tulip and Rose
Tulip and RoseDesign 1876 · Four panels joined: wool, plain weave triple cloth
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Louise Lutz and Mi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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