This Morris & Co. sample book dates to around 1913 (the latest pattern is ‘Arbutus’, designed 1913.), before the shop moved to 17 George Street in 1919. It is incomplete with some pages missing. The book is bound in dark green linen and stamped in black on front cover: ‘Morris & Co. Ltd. / 449 Oxford Street / London W. / Wallpapers / These patterns must not be cut. Quote name & number with the order. Large patterns can be had on application’. A label printed in red stuck on front and inside front cover: ‘Papers which are not stocked, and which have to be printed to order are subject to special quotations based on the quantity required, and prices will be furnished on application. New address: Morris & Company, Ltd., / 17 George Street, Hanover Square, London, W. 1. Telephone: Mayfair 609’.
The patterns represented and their colourways are as follows, [*] indicates only a fragment:
1. *Christchurch, William Morris, c. 1882. Brown, pale green, pale yellow ochre on white.
2. *Powdered, no.363, William Morris, c. 1874. Green, pale green background sprays, blue and turquoise, brown outline, pinks, on white.
3. *Powdered, William Morris, c. 1874 Lime green, pale green background sprays, two shades of yellow ochre on white.
4. *Powdered, William Morris, c. 1874. Green, very pale green background sprays, yellow ochres, red-brown on deep yellow.
5. Celandine, no.329, J. H. Dearle, late nineteenth century. Green, pale green, olive, pinks, blue and yellow ochres on white.
6. Rambler, J. H. Dearle, late nineteenth/early twentieth century. Pale grey-green and grey-brown, two shades of green, two shades of yellow on white.
7. Blackberry, no.389, J. H. Dearle, early twentieth century. Pinks, greens and pale brown on white.
8. Blackberry, no.397, J. H. Dearle, early twentieth century. Two shades of green, white, ochre, and tan on light green ground.
9. Blackberry, no.388, J. H. Dearle, early twentieth century. Two shades of pink, cream, light sandy brown and pale green on dull green ground.
10. Meadow Sweet, no.394, J. H. Dearle, c. 1904. Pale green, two shades of pastel green on light green ground.
11. Meadow Sweet, no.392, J. H. Dearle, c. 1904. Yellow, dull green, brown on dark olive green.
12. *Willow, no.379, William Morris, 1871-74. Two shades of green on white.
13. *Willow, no.417, William Morris, 1871-74. Two shades of light yellow on white.
14. *Willow, no.59, William Morris, 1871-74. Two shades of sugar-pink on paler pink ground.
15. *Willow, no.58, William Morris, 1871-74. Pink and purple-pink on lighter ground.
16. *Willow, no.60, William Morris, 1871-74. Three shades of pale green-blue.
17. *Willow, no.54, William Morris, 1871-74. Two shades of turquoise blue on lighter ground.
18. *Willow Bough, no.418, William Morris, 1887. Gold, pale gold, and yellow on white.
19. *Willow Bough, no.210, William Morris, 1887. Three shades of green, and brown on cream.
20. *Willow Bough, no.230, William Morris, 1887. Three shades of green, olive, brown on pale green.
21. *Willow Bough, William Morris, 1887. Three shades of green, olive, brown on pale blue.
22. *Willow, no.49, William Morris, 1871-74. Two shades of grey on mottled blue-grey ground.
23. *Daisy, no.2, William Morris, 1862. Red, pink, green, brown, cream on white with green flecking.
24. *Daisy, no.73, William Morris, 1862. Red, pink, yellow, ochre, green and green-grey on blue with grey-green flecking.
25. *Daisy, no.3, William Morris, 1862. Red, pink, blue, turquoise, ochre, two shades of green on light green ground with green flecking.
26. *Willow, William Morris, 1871-74. White and grey on beige silvered ground.
27. Sweet Briar, no.482, J. H. Dearle, c. 1912. Green, pale green, brown, pink, rose, on white.
28. *Daisy, no.1, William Morris, 1862. Dark grey-green, rose reds, ochre, buff-grey on deep grey-green flecked with light green.
29. Sweet Pea, no.457, J. H. Dearle, c. 1908. Pale greens, pale pastel blues, pastel pinks, pastel purples on white.
30. Sweet Pea, no.458, J. H. Dearle, c. 1908. Light greens, pinks, cream, yellow on mid-green.
31. Iris, J. H. Dearle, c. 1887. Two shades of pale blue, two shades of dusty pink, three shades of light green on white.
32. Iris, J. H. Dearle, c. 1887. Pinks, ochre, brown, two shades of green, light grey-blue on deeper grey-blue ground.
33. Iris, J. H. Dearle, c. 1887. Pinks, blues, dark cream, pale green, light grey-green on deeper grey-green ground.
34. Rose, no.448, William Morris, 1877. Deep pinks, mid-green, pale sandy brown, deep brown on white.
35. *Larkspur, William Morris, 1872. Pale grey-green, light greens, yellow, ochre, purple-pinks, purples on white stippled in pale ochre.
36. Larkspur, no.438, William Morris, 1872. Pale pastel green, mid-green, yellow, ochre, three shades of purplish-pink, two shades of pastel purple on whites stippled with pale ochre.
37. Garden Tulip, no.192, William Morris, 1885. Lime green outline, two shades of pale green, two shades of purple-pink, white arabesques on very pale duck-egg blue.
38. Honeysuckle, no.263, May Morris, 1883. Two shades of pale green, yellow, light brown, beige, light red on cream.
39. Hyacinth, no.480, J. H. Dearle, c.1900-12. Two shades of pale green, olive green outline, mid-green, turquoise, yellow, rose on dusty pink ground.
40. Brocade, no.475, (attributed to) William Morris, late nineteenth century. Two shades of green, rose, pink, cream, dull ochre brown, two shades of grey-blue on fawn ground.
41. Leicester, no.489, J. H. Dearle, c. 1911-12. Two shades of pale greens, blue, yellow, ochre, cream, pink, rose, brown on white.
42. Honeysuckle, no.261, May Morris, 1883. Yellow ochre, two shades of green-yellow and orange, two shades of light yellow-green on paler ground.
43. Rose, no.90, William Morris, 1877. Olive green, light yellow-green, two shades of grey-green on background of two shades of grey.
44. Harebell, no.477, J. H. Dearle, c. 1911. Deep pink, salmon pink, light blue, green, light and pale green on white.
45. Harebell, no.478, J. H. Dearle, c. 1911. Two shades of pink, two shades of mid-green and light lime green, light and mid-blue on dark blue ground.
46. Scroll (or Scroll and Flower), no.23, William Morris, c. 1872. Dull olive, tan, two shades of grey-green on olive.
47. Garden Tulip, no.190, William Morris, 1885. Two shades of olive green, pale red and salmon pink, ochre arabesques on cream ground.
48. Garden Tulip, no.191, William Morris, 1885. Two shades of pastel lime green, jade, yellow-green, white arabesques on pale lime green.
49. Triple Net, no.289, William Morris, late nineteenth century. Red-brown outline, blue stippling, yellow ochre stippling, green stippling on cream on light red-brown.
50. Lechlade, no.306, William Morris, late nineteenth century. Olive brown outline, pastel pink, pastel blue, white, yellow and light yellow ochre.
51. Persian, no.395, J. H. Dearle, late 19th century. Salmon and deep pink, three shades of light green, pale blue on white.
52. Persian, no.396, J. H. Dearle, late 19th century. Pale lime green, two shades of light green, salmon and deep pink, yellow, cream on dark blue.
53. Woodland Weeds, no.312, J. H. Dearle, late 19th century/early twentieth century. beige, ochre, pink and deep pink, two shades of pale blue, pale green, light and mid-green on white ground flecked with green.
54. Chrysanthemum, no.118, William Morris, 1876. Lime green outline, two shades of pale beige, two shades of pale green on dark grey-green ground with sprays of leaves in lighter shade.
55. Double Bough, no.286, William Morris, c. 1884. Ochre outline and background stippling, cream mica paper with pale green and pink overprinted, background in gold-yellow.
56. Scroll (or Scroll and Flower), no.78, William Morris, c. 1872. Dark brown, dull ochre, two shades of grey-grown on background of light and mid-grey brown.
57. Honeysuckle, no.262, May Morris, 1883. Yellow, gold, orange, ochre, lime green and pale lime greens, soft pink-brown on light blue.
58. Garden Tulip, no.451, William Morris, 1885. Deep ochre outline, yellow ochre stems, two shades of gold-yellow, pale yellow ochre arabesques on deep cream ground.
59. *Granville, J. H. Dearle, late nineteenth century. Two shades of pale turquoise, two shades of pink, three shades of light green, ochre on white.
60. *Granville, no.326, J. H. Dearle, late nineteenth century. Mid-blue, blue, pastel green, three shades of light green, dark green outline, sandy buff on dark grey-green.
61. Flora, no.313, (attributed to) William Morris, late nineteenth century. Pale lime green, pale grey-green, two shades of light blue, salmon pink, pale orange, white on pale duck-egg blue.
62. Flora, no.290, (attributed to) William Morris, late nineteenth century. Pale yellow, gold, three shades of lime green, dusty pink, light blue on white.
63. Bower, no.100, (attributed to) William Morris, c. 1870s. Olive green, grey green, three shades of light olive, two shades of dusty pink, cream, tan, pale and mid-blue, yellow-green on duck-egg blue.
64. *Bower, (attributed to) William Morris, c. 1870s. Two shades of dusty pink, two shades of blue, orange, shades of light green and bright apple green.
65. Clover, no.383, J. H. Dearle, 1903. Red-brown, brown, olive green, lime green, deep pink and salmon pink, sandy brown, ochre and white on dull duck-egg blue.
66. Clover, no.382, J. H. Dearle, 1903. Mid-blue, grey blue, red-brown and brown, two shades of light green and white on yellow ochre.
67. Daffodil, no.387, J. H. Dearle, late 19th century. Brown, white, cream, two shades of yellow, pink, red, two shades of pale green, light duck-egg blue background sprays on pale duck-egg blue ground.
68. Seaweed, no.377, J. H. Dearle, early twentieth century. Yellow, red, pale and light green, two shades of light blue on dark blue ground stippled in lighter blue.
69. Single Stem, no.310, J. H. Dearle, early twentieth century. Red-brown, yellow, ochre, two shades of dull turquoise, light green and mid-green on cream ground with pale green sprays.
70. *Wild Tulip, no.158, William Morris, 1884. Ochre, pale orange, with cream-yellow ground stippled in ochre on white.
71. Wild Tulip, no.166, William Morris, 1884. Olive green outline, pale pastel green, ochre and olive stippling, on pale turquoise stippled in deeper tone, on white.
72. Wild Tulip, William Morris, 1884. Light green outline, lime green, yellow, on pale green ground stippled in light green, on white.
73. Wild Tulip, no.162, William Morris, 1884. Light brown outline, orange, maroon, on deep salmon pink with deeper stippling on white.
74. Wild Tulip, no.163, William Morris, 1884. Ochre outline, orange, pale brown-cream ground stippled with gold, on cream.
75. Double Bough, no.282, William Morris, c. 1884. Pale pink, pale lime green, green, olive outline, yellow ochre, deep cream ground stippled with white, on white.
76. Double Bough, no.288, William Morris, c. 1884. Pale pink, pale yellow ochre, green with outline in grey-brown, pastel green on pale pastel green ground stippled with pastel green, on white.
77. Double Bough, no.283, William Morris, c. 1884. Pale blue, green, ochre, grey outline on salmon pink stippled white, on white.
78. Double Bough, no.305, William Morris, c. 1884. Pale pink, yellow, pastel green, with grey-green outline on powder blue ground with darker tone for stippling on white.
79. Foliage, no.361, J. H. Dearle, late nineteenth century. Lime green, light green, with green outline on beige ground.
80. Foliage, no.354, J. H. Dearle, late nineteenth century. Light green, mid-green, dark green outline on green ground.
81. Autumn Flowers, no.248, William Morris, c. 1888. Pale lime green, yellow, cream, dull pink, dull blue, cream on dark green ground.
82. Autumn Flowers, no.247, William Morris, c. 1888. Two shades of pale blue-grey, two shades of light olive, two shades of ochre, light red on dull grey-blue ground.
83. Autumn Flowers, no.328, William Morris, c. 1888. Ochre, deep brown, two shades of dark green, cream on light duck egg blue.
84. Autumn Flowers, no.450, William Morris, c. 1888. Ochre, dull red, grey-blue, blue-green and light green on fawn textured paper.
85. Spring Thicket, no.315, J. H. Dearle, 1893. Grey-brown outline, pale yellow and yellow, two shades of pale green, white, light purple-pink on dusty pink ground.
86. Spring Thicket, no.316, J. H. Dearle, 1893. Brown outline, beige, cream, white, pale lime green and two shades of light green on white.
87. *Spring Thicket, J. H. Dearle, 1893. Brown outline, pale dull ochre, three shades of pastel green, cream and white on dull blue ground.
88. Artichoke, no.359, J. H. Dearle, c. 1898. Dark brown outline, two shades of pink, red, pastel greens, white on yellow gold ground with sprays in deeper colours.
89. Orchard, no.362, J. H. Dearle, late 19th century. Two shades of light blue, orange-pink, red, green outline, three shades of light green, brown, cream on white.
90. Orchard, no.365, J. H. Dearle, late 19th century. Light green-blue, green outline, three shades of light green, yellow, deep pink-red, pink-brown, cream on pale green ground.
91. Golden Lily, no.360, J. H. Dearle, 1899. Pale duck-egg blue, two shades of salmon pink, gold-ochre , cream, white, dark green outline, two shades of light green on mid-green ground.
92. Myrtle, no.358, William Morris, 1899. Two shades of pale blue, two shades of pink, two shades of yellow, green outline, and three shades of green on white.
93. Pink and Rose, no.308, William Morris, 1891. Yellow, yellow ochre, two shades of buff-pink, two shades of turquoise blue, two shades of lime green, light brown outline on white.
94. Arbutus, no.493, Kathleen Kersey, c. 1913. Two shades of grey-green, lime green, white, two shades of brown, deep pink, rose, maroon on pale buff ground, patterned with formal sprays in light grey-blue.
95. Norwich, no.257, William Morris, c. 1875. Two shades of pale turquoise, pale grey-green, grey outline and grey-green outline, pale brown and shades of cream on mica paper.
96. Norwich, no.256, William Morris, c. 1875. Olive brown outline, ochre, lime green, two shades of olive green, light dull turquoise, pink, on white stippled in light brown-ochre.
97. Pimpernel, no.85, William Morris, 1876. Three shades of light ochre, pale lime greens, light greens, and blue on dark green ground.
98. Pimpernel, no.86, William Morris, 1876. Ochre, yellow-green, pale green, light green on dull green ground.
99. Rose, no.93, William Morris, 1877. Dull red-brown and lighter red-brown, sandy brown, two shades of dull brown-green on grey-blue ground patterned with light blue sprays.
100. *Chrysanthemum, William Morris, 1876. Green outline, two shades of pink, pale green, pale turquoise on grey ground with gold-yellow sprays.
101. *Golden Lily, J. H. Dearle, 1899. Pale blues, pale greens, deep pink, on dark turquoise ground with pale blue stippling.
102. *Double Bough, William Morris, c. 1884. Two shades of pale pink, cream, ochre, light and pale greens, brown outline on mid-blue ground with light blue stippling.
103. *Fruit (Four Fruits or Pomegranate), no.6, William Morris, 1862. Three shades of pink-red, light and dark greens, dull browns, grey-blue on purple-blue ground with pale blue background pattern.
104. *Fruit (Four Fruits or Pomegranate), no.351, William Morris, 1862. Mid and dark green, lime green, olive, dark brown, red, two shades of pink on white with lime green background pattern.
105. *Vine, no.472, William Morris, 1873. Two shades of pink-brown, three shades of dull green, dull blue on darker blue ground, on thick paper with rough surfaces.
106. *Lily, no.367, William Morris, c. 1873. Mid and pale greens, pale blue, yellow ochre, orange, on white with very pale green sprays.
107. *Larkspur, William Morris, 1872. Pale and mid-yellow-green, ochre, cream, two shades of salmon pink on white stippled in very pale grey.
108. *Rose, William Morris, 1877. Brown-ochre, yellow, ochre, olive green and green on white.
109. *Willow, William Morris, 1871-74. Two shades of dull green-blue on lighter ground.
