William Morris’ Wallpapers
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“Trellis” wallpaper can be seen in a hallway. The Dining Room, with its green-painted wainscot and blue and white china on oak shelves, is a distinctive Webb design. Other rooms have Morris wallpapers, fabrics and wallpapers as well, and it is good to see them in the setting that they were originally chosen for. Designs to be seen at Standen include: Trellis wallpaper; Daffodil fabric; Larkspur wallpaper; Tulip chintz and Willow Bough wallpaper, among others.
‘Larkspur’ wallpaper, designed by Morris in 1872. Now available in four colourways from www.HistoricStyle.com
Wightwick Manor, near Wolverhampton, England. The entrance front. Built in 1887 and 1893. Now owned by The National Trust. One of the best Morris interiors available to visit, with many Morris wallpapers, tapestries and stenciled ceilings. There are also Pre-Raphaelite paintings and Victorian gardens and woodland to see.
The garden front of Wightwick Manor. It was designed purposely in a medieval-revival style of architecture, incorporating extensive Tudor-revival elements.
Pimpernel – Handprint. Designed in 1876. Used in the billiard room at Wightwick Manor. Available in two colourways from www.HistoricStyle.com.
“Wightwick Manor” (pronounced “Wittick”) is now owned by The National Trust. Set in a garden of clipped topiary bushes near Wolverhampton England, Wightwick Manor gives a darker, richer version of Morris interiors. Filled with dark wood, nooks, beamed ceilings and stained glass windows, Wightwick is a medieval-revival house.
