WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO. LINOLEUM & WALLPAPER SAMPLES

to include a LINOLEUM SAMPLE, introduced 1875, 43cm x 20.5cm; and NINE HAND-BLOCKED WALLPAPER SAMPLES, including three from the Architectural Review, May 1931, THE BOWER; THE POWDERED (introduced 1870); and THE DAISY, introduced 1862, each 35.5cm x 26cm; also two folded sections of original Blue Wallflower, 34cm x 53cm and 35cm x 51cm; a folded section of original WILLOW BOUGH, 35.5cm x 52cm approx.; BLUE MARIGOLD, 35.5cm x 21.5cm; a folded section of original SUNFLOWER, 36cm x 53cm; and another folded sample, unidentified, 26cm x 53cm (Qty: 10) Qty: (10) 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.90, pl. 70