WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO. GROUP OF ORIGINAL TEXTILES, CIRCA 1880

comprising a 'HONEYSUCKLE' PATTERN PANEL, designed 1876, printed linen,135cm x 94cm including selvedge; a 'BIRD & ANEMONE' PATTERN PANEL, registered 1882, blue colourway, printed cotton, 79cm x 94cm; TWO FURTHER PANELS OF 'BIRD & ANEMONE' PATTERN PRINTED COTTON, lined and hemmed, one with hanging rings, 67cm x 86cm and 170cm x 82cm; a 'STRAWBERRY THIEF' PATTERN PANEL, registered 1883, printed cotton, 73cm x 87cm; THREE ‘MEDWAY’ PATTERN PANELS, registered 1885, printed cotton, 135cm x 46cm, 105cm x 94cm and 134cm x 47cm; TWO PANELS OF ‘TULIP AND WILLOW’ PATTERN, registered 1873, printed linen, 143cm x 90cm and 142cm x 90cm; together with a Liberty and co panel with some embroidery 88cm x 90cm, LIBERTY AND CO. NEEDLEWORK TEMPLATE, with partial needlework, printed to selvedge, LIBERTY AND CO REGENT STREET LONDON/ W REGISTERED, 88cm x 90cm (Qty: 11) Qty: (11) Provenance: From the collection of Arthur Halcrow Verstage Note: Arthur Halcrow Verstage (1875-1969) was an architect who spent much of his career in the public sector. He was a student at the Royal Academy School of Architecture in the 1900s and was elected as an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1902. By 1903 he was a student and assistant at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (later known as the Central School of Art and Design) in London where William Lethaby was principal and a great influence on him. He then oversaw the design of the new school in Southampton Row from 1905-8. From here he became an architect for London County Council and was involved with many London societies, and as a founding member of the Kelmscott Fellowship, a forerunner to The William Morris Society. His large and varied collection was a reflection of his wide interest in the arts. His archive was purchased by The William Morris Society in 2005. Footnote: Literature: Parry, Linda William Morris Textiles, V&A 2013, p.217, no. 27; p. 226, no. 44; p. 233, no. 52; p. 246, no. 65; p. 207, no. 8