Apple
William Morris
1877
- Medium
- Woodblock print in blue, white, and red inks on tan wove paper
- Dimensions
- 56 × 61.1 cm (22 × 24 in.)
- Genre
- wallpaper
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
19th centurynatural dyebotanicalplant-derived motifFruitwallpaperbritishArts and Crafts MovementBritish Arts and Crafts Movementfoliagepaper (fiber product)wove paperwoodblock print
About
The firm of Jeffrey & Co. was responsible for manufacturing all of the wallpapers made under the Morris & Co. label. Under director Metford Warner (about 1843–1930), Jeffrey & Co. had a reputation as one of the finest printers in England and also printed designs by Walter Crane and C. F. A. Voysey. The company’s relationship with Morris & Co. continued until they were absorbed into a larger conglomerate in 1927.
