WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) TWO BOLTS OF FABRIC, LATE 20TH CENTURY

COMPTON pattern printed cotton, 1095cm x 136cm; and MARIGOLD, blue colourway, printed on linen, printed to selvedge "MARIGOLD"/ DESIGNED BY WILLIAM MORRIS/ AN ORIGINAL SCREENPRINT BY SANDERSON, 3655cm x 126cm (Qty: 2) Qty: (2) 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.258, no.95, and p.207, no.10