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| The Morris Tradition |
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| William Morris (1834-1896), an English designer, craftsman, poet, and social visionary, profoundly influenced the decorative arts in the 19th century. Allied with the Pre-Raphaelite school of painting and inspired by an idealized vision of the artists/craftsmen of the Middle Ages, his original designs for furniture (the famous "Morris Chair"), textiles, stained glass and wallpaper redefined the standards of Victorian taste. |
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Morris joined with another brilliant wallpaper designer, Walter Crane, to form the Arts & Crafts Exhibition Society, generally recognized as the beginning of the world-wide Arts & Crafts Movement. Their work appeared together in such interiors as Queen Victoria's Kensington Palace; we reunite their two styles once again in our Morris Tradition, Woodland, and Fenway Roomsets. |
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An intricate ceiling graces the niche above the bed. |
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Patterns from the three related Morris Tradition roomsets may be used interchangeably, as they were in the Victorian era. |
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