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[[Image:William Scott Luce Window Malmesbury Abbey.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Morris & Co. [[stained glass window]] to a design by [[Edward Burne-Jones]] installed in [[Malmesbury Abbey]]. The window shows characteristic themes based on [[King Arthur|Athurian legends]].]]
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'''Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.''' (1861-1875) and its successor '''Morris & Co.''' (1875-1940) were [[furniture|furnishings]] and [[decorative arts]] manufacturers and retailers founded by the [[Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood|Pre-Raphaelite]] artist and designer [[William Morris]].


Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., "Fine Art Workmen in Painting, Carving, Furniture and the Metals," was jointly created by Morris, [[Ford Madox Brown]], [[Edward Burne-Jones]], [[Charles Faulkner (architect)|Charles Faulkner]], [[Dante Gabriel Rossetti]], [[P. P. Marshall]], and [[Philip Webb]] in 1861 to create and sell medieval-inspired, handcrafted items for the home.
'''March 21''' is the 80th day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]] (81st in [[leap year]]s). There are 285 days remaining.


In 1871 Morris & Co. were responsible for the windows at [[All Saints Church, Wilden|All Saints]] church in the village of [[Wilden]] near to [[Stourport-on-Severn]]. They were designed by [[Edward Burne-Jones]] for [[Alfred Baldwin (politician)|Alfred Baldwin]], his nephew's family.
==Events==
*[[1556]] - In [[Oxford]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] [[Thomas Cranmer]] is burned at the stake for treason.
*[[1788]] - A [[fire]] destroys 856 buildings in [[New Orleans]] leaving most of the town in ruins.
*[[1800]] - [[Pope Pius VII|Pius VII]] becomes [[Pope]]
*[[1804]] - ''[[Napoleonic code|Code Napoleon]]'' adopted as [[France|French]] civil law
*[[1918]] - [[World War I]]: [[Battle of the Somme (1918)|Second Battle of the Somme]] begins
*[[1928]] - [[Charles Lindbergh]] is presented the [[Congressional Medal of Honor]] for his first trans-[[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] flight.
*[[1935]] - [[Persia]] is renamed [[Iran]]
*[[1945]] - [[World War II]]: [[United Kingdom|British]] troops liberate [[Mandalay]], [[Burma]]
*[[1952]] - [[Alan Freed]] presents the [[Moondog Coronation Ball]], the first [[rock and roll]] concert, in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
*[[1960]] - [[Apartheid]]: Massacre in [[Sharpeville]], [[South Africa]]: [[Afrikaner]] police open fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180
*[[1963]] - [[Alcatraz]], a federal [[penitentiary]] on an island in [[San Francisco Bay]], closes.
*[[1965]] - [[Ranger program]]: [[NASA]] launches [[Ranger 9]] which is the last in a series of unmanned [[luna]]r [[space probe]]s.
*[[1980]] - [[President of the United States|President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] announces a [[United States]] boycott of the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]] protesting the [[Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan]].
* 1980 - On the season finale of the [[soap opera]] ''[[Dallas (soap opera)|Dallas]]'', the infamous character [[J.R. Ewing]] is shot by an unseen assailant leading to the [[catchphrase]] "Who Shot JR?"
*[[1989]] - ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' reports allegations that tie [[Pete Rose]] to [[baseball]] gambling.
*[[1990]] - After 75 years of [[South Africa]]n rule [[Namibia]] becomes independent.
*[[1999]] - [[Bertrand Piccard]] and [[Brian Jones]] become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a [[hot air balloon]].
*[[2002]] - In [[Pakistan]], [[Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh]] along with three other suspects are charged with murder for their part in the kidnapping and killing of ''[[Wall Street Journal]] reporter [[Daniel Pearl]].


The company was dissolved in 1875 and reorganized under Morris's sole direction as Morris & Co.
==Births==
*[[1685]] - [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], composer (+ [[1750]])
*[[1763]] - [[Jean Paul]], poet and publicist (+ [[1825]])
*[[1768]] - [[Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier]], [[France|French]] [[mathematician]] (+ [[1830]])
*[[1806]] - [[Benito Juarez]], [[Mexico|Mexican]] statesman and folk hero (+ [[1872]])
*[[1839]] - [[Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky]], [[Russia]]n [[composer]] (+ [[1881]])
*[[1869]] - [[Florenz Ziegfeld]], theatrical producer (+ [[1932]])
*[[1882]] - [[Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson]], actor (+ [[1971]])
*[[1901]] - [[Karl Arnold]], politician (+ [[1958]])
*[[1902]] - [[Son House]], [[blues]] musician (+ [[1988]])
*[[1922]] - [[Russ Meyer]], [[pornographic film]] director, producer
*[[1927]] - [[Hans-Dietrich Genscher]], politician
*[[1958]] - [[Gary Oldman]], actor
*[[1960]] - [[Ayrton Senna]], [[automobile]] racer (+ [[1994]])
*[[1962]] - [[Rosie O'Donnell]], comedian, actress, [[talk show]] host, publisher
* 1962 - [[Matthew Broderick]], actor


Although its most influential period was during the flourishing of the [[Arts and Crafts Movement]] in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] in the 1880s and 1890s, Morris & Co. remained in operation in a limited fashion from [[World War I]] until its closure in [[1940]].
==Deaths==
*[[1556]] - [[Thomas Cranmer]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]
*[[1795]] - [[Giovanni Arduino]], geologist
*[[1884]] - [[Ezra Abbot]], american bible scholar
*[[1958]] - [[Cyril M. Kornbluth]], [[science fiction]] writer
*[[1984]] - Sir [[Michael Redgrave]], actor
*[[1987]] - [[Robert Preston]], actor
*[[2001]] - [[Norma Macmillan]], [[cartoon]] voice actress


==Stained glass==
==Holidays and observances==
<gallery>
*[[South Africa]]: [[Human Rights Day - South Africa|Human Rights Day]]
Image:USA Massachusetts Boston Trinity Nativity.jpg|Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris' [[Nativity]] windows (1882).
*Traditional date of vernal [[equinox]], used for reckoning [[Easter]]. The real equinox usually occurs one day earlier.
Image:USA Massachusetts Boston Trinity Nativity-window.jpg|Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris' ''The Worship of the [[Magi]]'' window (1882).
*The third day of [[Quinquatria]] in ancient [[Roman Empire|Rome]], held in honor of [[Minerva]].
Image:USA Massachusetts Boston Trinity-Nativity-detail-2.jpg|Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris' ''The Worship of the Shepherds'' window (1882).
*[[Bahai faith|Bah&aacute;'&iacute; Faith]]: Naw R&uacute;z - Bah&aacute;'&iacute; New Years
Image:USA Massachusetts Boston Trinity Nativity-detail-1.jpg|Detail from Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris' ''The Worship of the Shepherds'' window (1882).
*[[Bahai|Bah&aacute'&iacute Faith]] - Bah&aacute; (Splendor) - First day of the first month of the Bah&aacute;'&iacute; Calendar
</gallery>
*[[Bahai|Bah&aacute'&iacute Faith]] - End of the fast (end of the 19 day sunrise to sunset fast
*[[World Day Of Sleep]]- by World Health Organization


==Printed textiles and wallpaper==
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Morris & Co. repeating patterns were occasionally offered as both [[wood-block printing|block-printed]] [[wallpaper]]s and [[textiles|fabric]]<ref name="Source">Parry, Linda: ''William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement: A Sourcebook'', New York, Portland House, 1989</ref> during Morris's lifetime; many of the patterns still available are offered in both forms by their current manufacturers,
<gallery>
Image:Morris Jasmine Wallpaper 1872.png|''Jasmine'' wallpaper, designed by Morris 1872
Image:Morris Acanthus Wallpaper 1875.jpg|''Acanthus'' wallpaper, designed by Morris 1875
Image:Morris Honeysuckle Fabric 1876.png|''Honeysuckle'' fabric, designed by Morris 1876
Image:Morris Grafton wallpaper c 1883.jpg|''Grafton'' wallpaper, Morris, 1883
Image:Morris Evenlode textile drawing.jpg|Design for ''Evenlode'' textile, Morris, 1883
Image:Morris Evenlode printed textile.jpg|''Evenlode'' [[indigo dye|indigo]] discharge and block-printed textile, Morris, 1883


Image:Morris Willow Bough 1887.jpg|Willow Bough wallpaper, Morris, 1887, repurposed for fabric c. 1895
'''See Also:'''
Image:Artichoke wallpaper Morris and Co J H Dearle.jpg|''Artichoke'' wallpaper, designed by [[John Henry Dearle]], 1897


</gallery>
[[March 20]] - [[March 22]] - [[February 21]] - [[April 21]] -- [[historical anniversaries|listing of all days]]


==Woven textiles==
[[January]], [[February]], [[March]], [[April]], [[May]], [[June]], [[July]], [[August]], [[September]], [[October]], [[November]], [[December]]
<gallery>
Image:Morris and Co Anemone 1876.jpg|''Anemone'' jacquard-woven silk and wool or silk damask, Morris, 1876
Image:Morris Peacock and Dragon Fabric 1878 v2.jpg|''Peacock and Dragon'' woven woollen fabric, Morris, 1878
Image:Morris Granada velvet.jpg|''Granada'' woven silk velvet brocaded with gilt thread and blue areas block-printed, Morris, 1884
Image:Morris Ispahan textile c 1888.jpg|''Ispahan'' woven woollen fabric, Morris, 1888
</gallery>

==Tapestry==
[[Image:Morris Woodpecker tapestry detail small.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Detail of ''Woodpecker'' tapestry, designed by Morris, 1885]]
In 1879, Morris taught himself [[tapestry]] weaving in the medieval style and set up a tapestry workship with his apprentice [[John Henry Dearle]] at Queen Square.<ref name="Text1">Parry, Linda: ''William Morris Textiles'', New York, Viking Press, p. 103-104</ref> Dearle was soon responsible for the training of all tapestry apprentices in the workshop and partnered with Morris on designing details such as fabric patterns and floral backgrounds for tapestries based on figure drawings or ''cartoons'' by Burne-Jones (some of them repurposed from stained glass cartoons).<ref name="Text1" />

[[Image:Galahad grail.jpg|left|thumb|450px|''The Vision of the Holy Grail'' or ''The Attainment'' tapestry. Overall design by Morris, figures by Burne-Jones, and backgrounds by Dearle <ref>Parry, Linda: ''William Morris Textiles'', New York, Viking Press, p. 114-116</ref>Morris and Company, 1890]]
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== See also ==
* [[Art needlework]]
* [[John Henry Dearle]]
* [[Stained glass]]
* [[Stained glass - British glass, 1811-1918]]
* [[Victorian Era]]
* [[Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood]]

==External links==
*[http://www.huntington.org/ArtDiv/morris.html William Morris; Crafting the Useful and the Beautiful, at the Huntington Library]
*[http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/morris/morisco.html Morris & Co. by David Cody, at the Victorian Web]
*[http://www.morrissociety.org/mertonabbey.html Merton Abbey]
*[http://stainedglassphotography.com/Galleries/Morris/Morris1.htm Morris & Co. windows in Cumbria and New York]
*[http://stainedglassphotography.com/Vanderpoel.htm The Vanderpoel Window in Saugerties, New York]
*[http://www.mertonpriory.org/history/morris.html Morris & Co. at Merton Abbey]
* {{cite web |publisher= [[Victoria and Albert Museum]]
|url= http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/paintings/stories/trellis/index.html
|title= Trellis Wallpaper
|work=Paintings and Drawings
|accessdate= 2007-08-12}}

==Notes==
<references />

==References==
{{commonscat|Morris & Co.}}
*Parry, Linda, "Textiles", in ''The Earthly Paradise: Arts and Crafts by Wiliam Morris and his Circle in Canadian Collections'', edited by Katharine A. Lochnan, Douglas E. Schoenherr, and Carole Silver, Key Porter Books, 1993, ISBN 1-55013-450-7
*Parry, Linda, ed.: ''William Morris'', Abrams, 1996, ISBN 0-8109-4282-8
*Parry, Linda: ''William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement: A Sourcebook'', New York, Portland House, 1989 ISBN 0-517-69260-0
*Parry, Linda: ''William Morris Textiles'', New York, Viking Press, 1983, ISBN 0-670-77074-4
*Parry, Linda: ''Textiles of the Arts & Crafts Movement'', Thames and Hudson, revised edition 2005, ISBN 0-500-28536-5
*Waggoner, Diane: ''The Beauty of Life: William Morris & the Art of Design'', Thames and Hudson, 2003, ISBN 0-500-28434-2



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A Morris & Co. stained glass window to a design by Edward Burne-Jones installed in Malmesbury Abbey. The window shows characteristic themes based on Athurian legends.

Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (1861-1875) and its successor Morris & Co. (1875-1940) were furnishings and decorative arts manufacturers and retailers founded by the Pre-Raphaelite artist and designer William Morris.

Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., "Fine Art Workmen in Painting, Carving, Furniture and the Metals," was jointly created by Morris, Ford Madox Brown, Edward Burne-Jones, Charles Faulkner, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, P. P. Marshall, and Philip Webb in 1861 to create and sell medieval-inspired, handcrafted items for the home.

In 1871 Morris & Co. were responsible for the windows at All Saints church in the village of Wilden near to Stourport-on-Severn. They were designed by Edward Burne-Jones for Alfred Baldwin, his nephew's family.

The company was dissolved in 1875 and reorganized under Morris's sole direction as Morris & Co.

Although its most influential period was during the flourishing of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain in the 1880s and 1890s, Morris & Co. remained in operation in a limited fashion from World War I until its closure in 1940.

Stained glass

  • Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris' Nativity windows (1882).
    Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris' Nativity windows (1882).
  • Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris' The Worship of the Magi window (1882).
    Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris' The Worship of the Magi window (1882).
  • Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris' The Worship of the Shepherds window (1882).
    Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris' The Worship of the Shepherds window (1882).
  • Detail from Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris' The Worship of the Shepherds window (1882).
    Detail from Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris' The Worship of the Shepherds window (1882).

Printed textiles and wallpaper

Morris & Co. repeating patterns were occasionally offered as both block-printed wallpapers and fabric[1] during Morris's lifetime; many of the patterns still available are offered in both forms by their current manufacturers,

  • Jasmine wallpaper, designed by Morris 1872
    Jasmine wallpaper, designed by Morris 1872
  • Acanthus wallpaper, designed by Morris 1875
    Acanthus wallpaper, designed by Morris 1875
  • Honeysuckle fabric, designed by Morris 1876
    Honeysuckle fabric, designed by Morris 1876
  • Grafton wallpaper, Morris, 1883
    Grafton wallpaper, Morris, 1883
  • Design for Evenlode textile, Morris, 1883
    Design for Evenlode textile, Morris, 1883
  • Evenlode indigo discharge and block-printed textile, Morris, 1883
    Evenlode indigo discharge and block-printed textile, Morris, 1883
  • Willow Bough wallpaper, Morris, 1887, repurposed for fabric c. 1895
    Willow Bough wallpaper, Morris, 1887, repurposed for fabric c. 1895
  • Artichoke wallpaper, designed by John Henry Dearle, 1897
    Artichoke wallpaper, designed by John Henry Dearle, 1897

Woven textiles

  • Anemone jacquard-woven silk and wool or silk damask, Morris, 1876
    Anemone jacquard-woven silk and wool or silk damask, Morris, 1876
  • Peacock and Dragon woven woollen fabric, Morris, 1878
    Peacock and Dragon woven woollen fabric, Morris, 1878
  • Granada woven silk velvet brocaded with gilt thread and blue areas block-printed, Morris, 1884
    Granada woven silk velvet brocaded with gilt thread and blue areas block-printed, Morris, 1884
  • Ispahan woven woollen fabric, Morris, 1888
    Ispahan woven woollen fabric, Morris, 1888

Tapestry

Detail of Woodpecker tapestry, designed by Morris, 1885

In 1879, Morris taught himself tapestry weaving in the medieval style and set up a tapestry workship with his apprentice John Henry Dearle at Queen Square.[2] Dearle was soon responsible for the training of all tapestry apprentices in the workshop and partnered with Morris on designing details such as fabric patterns and floral backgrounds for tapestries based on figure drawings or cartoons by Burne-Jones (some of them repurposed from stained glass cartoons).[2]

The Vision of the Holy Grail or The Attainment tapestry. Overall design by Morris, figures by Burne-Jones, and backgrounds by Dearle [3]Morris and Company, 1890


See also

  • William Morris; Crafting the Useful and the Beautiful, at the Huntington Library
  • Morris & Co. by David Cody, at the Victorian Web
  • Merton Abbey
  • Morris & Co. windows in Cumbria and New York
  • The Vanderpoel Window in Saugerties, New York
  • Morris & Co. at Merton Abbey
  • "Trellis Wallpaper". Paintings and Drawings. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2007-08-12.

Notes

  1. ^ Parry, Linda: William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement: A Sourcebook, New York, Portland House, 1989
  2. ^ a b Parry, Linda: William Morris Textiles, New York, Viking Press, p. 103-104
  3. ^ Parry, Linda: William Morris Textiles, New York, Viking Press, p. 114-116

References

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  • Parry, Linda, "Textiles", in The Earthly Paradise: Arts and Crafts by Wiliam Morris and his Circle in Canadian Collections, edited by Katharine A. Lochnan, Douglas E. Schoenherr, and Carole Silver, Key Porter Books, 1993, ISBN 1-55013-450-7
  • Parry, Linda, ed.: William Morris, Abrams, 1996, ISBN 0-8109-4282-8
  • Parry, Linda: William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement: A Sourcebook, New York, Portland House, 1989 ISBN 0-517-69260-0
  • Parry, Linda: William Morris Textiles, New York, Viking Press, 1983, ISBN 0-670-77074-4
  • Parry, Linda: Textiles of the Arts & Crafts Movement, Thames and Hudson, revised edition 2005, ISBN 0-500-28536-5
  • Waggoner, Diane: The Beauty of Life: William Morris & the Art of Design, Thames and Hudson, 2003, ISBN 0-500-28434-2
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