Painter and designer Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833 to 1898) became good friends with William Morris at Oxford University.

In 1861, Burne-Jones was one of the six partners Morris worked with to found Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co, which would go on to become Morris & Co. He designed a wide range of items including ceramic tiles and tapestries.

Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell and his wife Margaret commissioned a frieze in five parts for the dining room of Rounton Grange, Northallerton, Yorkshire. The panels depict the story of The Romaunt of the Rose by Geoffrey Chaucer and were based on original pictures drawn by Burne-Jones. The exquisite embroidery was executed by the wife and daughter of Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell, Margaret Bell and Florence Johnson, respectively.

Image shows Edward Coley Burne-Jones and William Morris.