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Exterior of Kelmscott Manor, Morris's country home in Oxfordshire, with stone walls and gabled roof

William Morris lived in five main residences during his 62 years. He grew up at Woodford Hall in Walthamstow, then on the edge of London. He lived at Red House...

William Morris lived in five main residences during his 62 years. He grew up at Woodford Hall in Walthamstow, then on the edge of London. He lived at Red House...

Plaque marking William Morris's birthplace at Elm House in Walthamstow

William Morris was born on March 24, 1834, in Walthamstow, then a village in Essex about seven miles northeast of central London. He died on October 3, 1896, in Hammersmith,...

William Morris was born on March 24, 1834, in Walthamstow, then a village in Essex about seven miles northeast of central London. He died on October 3, 1896, in Hammersmith,...

William Morris Strawberry Thief textile pattern showing thrushes among strawberries in red and indigo

William Morris was famous for the wallpapers and textiles he designed between 1862 and 1896. He was also celebrated for founding the Arts and Crafts movement, for his poetry (he...

William Morris was famous for the wallpapers and textiles he designed between 1862 and 1896. He was also celebrated for founding the Arts and Crafts movement, for his poetry (he...

Interior of the Palais Garnier Paris Opera showing the Baroque Revival grand staircase with gilt decoration

The Baroque Revival (or Neo-Baroque) is a late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century movement that brought back the elaborate ornamentation, lavish decoration, theatricality, opulence, and sheer grandeur of the original Baroque period (the...

The Baroque Revival (or Neo-Baroque) is a late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century movement that brought back the elaborate ornamentation, lavish decoration, theatricality, opulence, and sheer grandeur of the original Baroque period (the...

Black-and-white harlequin pattern of diamonds set on point in regular alternating colors

The harlequin pattern is the diamond one: rows of rhombus shapes, elongated squares turned to sit on a point, in two or more contrasting colors, locked edge to edge. The...

The harlequin pattern is the diamond one: rows of rhombus shapes, elongated squares turned to sit on a point, in two or more contrasting colors, locked edge to edge. The...

Stylized fleur-de-lis heraldic emblem in gold against a deep blue ground

The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys and French for "flower of the lily," is a stylized lily or iris: three petals bound together at the base by a horizontal band. It...

The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys and French for "flower of the lily," is a stylized lily or iris: three petals bound together at the base by a horizontal band. It...