Henry Dearle designed this wallpaper for Morris & Co. in 1913, it was later printed as a cotton and linen. The design of foliage and stylised flowers on a white background recalls Indian chintz patterns and is a departure from the ‘house style’ defined by William Morris. It is likely the pattern was named after the town of Brentwood in Essex, England.
This version was probably printed around 1950, using original Morris & Co. blocks by the firm Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd., who acquired the blocks from Morris & Co. when they closed in 1940. It is stamped down the right edge: ‘MORRIS & Co’ and ‘THE BRENTWOOD’.
