William Morris - detail of wallpaper design (1085)

Small (slim) art card, 90 x 165mm (blank inside).

The Artist -

William Morris (1834 - 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, novelist,  translator and social activist.  Associated with the founding of the British Arts and Crafts Movement, he was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he played a significant role in propagating the early socialist movement in Britain.