Guide to the William Morris Wallpaper Samples,
1864 - 1896
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by C. Del Anderson
Department of Special Collections
Green Library
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
Phone: (650) 725-1022
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/
© 1998
The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the William Morris Wallpaper Samples,
1864 - 1896
Collection number: M0936
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: speccoll@sulmail.stanford.edu
- URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/
- Processed by:
- Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- N/A
- Encoded by:
- C. Del Anderson
© 1998 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: William Morris Wallpaper Samples,
Date (inclusive): 1864 - 1896
Collection number: Special Collections M0936
Creator:
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Extent:
36 items
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Provenance
Gift of William Morris
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] William Morris Wallpaper Samples, M0936, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Scope and Content
Includes one design by William's daughter, May Morris, called Honeysuckle, 1883. Many samples are named and dated on their
backs.
Access terms
Morris, May
Arts and crafts movement
Decoration and ornament--History--19th century
Wallpaper
Container List
Folder 2
Compton, the last design
1896
Folder 3
Honeysuckle, one of the very few by William Morris's daughter, May Morris.
c. 1883
Folder 7
Bird and anemone (3)
1882
Folder 9
Bachelors Button (2)
1892
Folder 14
Wild tulip, (2 slightly different)
1884
Folder 15
unnamed, some of these may be single color trials (13)
n.d.
