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William Morris and The Art of Design



- "Paneling and chimneypiece" - (17 th century)
from a room in a house on the Hall Quai, Great Yarmouth
Norfolk, England - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image Copyright © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Interior Design in England )

     - Paneling and chimneypiece -      © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art



- "Staircase" - (17 th century; ca 1677-80)
Attributed to Edmund Pearce (English, active 1704–22)
From Cassiobury Park, Watford, Hertfordshire, England
(destroyed 1922) Pine, ash, oak; H. 186 in. (472 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1932 (32.152) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image Copyright © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Interior Design in England )

     - Staircase (17 th century) -      © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art



- "Side chair" - (ca 1730)
Gilles Grendey (English, 1693–1780) - Beech;
41 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (105.4 x 54.6 x 50.2 cm)
Gift of Louis J. Boury, 1937 (37.115) - The Metropolitan Museum
of Art - Image Copyright © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Interior Design in England )

             - Side chair    (ca 1730) -      © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art



- "Room from Kirtlington Park" - (1742–48)
English - Wood, plaster, and marble; H. 20 ft. (6.09 m),
L. 36 ft. (10.97 m), W. 24 ft. (7.32 m) Fletcher
Fund, 1931 (32.53.1)) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image Copyright © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Interior Design in England )

     - Room from Kirtlington Park -      © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art



- "Boucher aux Alentour" - (The Croome Court Tapissery room)
(1758-67) French - Wool and silk Gift of the Samuel H. Kress
Foundation, 1958 (58.75.1-22) - The Metropolitan Museum
of Art - Image Copyright © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Interior Design in England )

  - Boucher aux Alentour (The Croome Court Tapissery room) -   © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art



- "Boucher aux Alentour" - (The Croome Court Tapissery room)
(1758-67) French - Wool and silk Gift of the Samuel H. Kress
Foundation, 1958 (58.75.1-22) - The Metropolitan Museum
of Art - Image Copyright © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Interior Design in England )

  - Boucher aux Alentour (The Croome Court Tapissery room) -   © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art



- "Boucher aux Alentour" - (The Croome Court Tapissery room)
(1758-67) French - Wool and silk Gift of the Samuel H. Kress
Foundation, 1958 (58.75.1-22) - The Metropolitan Museum
of Art - Image Copyright © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Interior Design in England )

  - Boucher aux Alentour (The Croome Court Tapissery room) -   © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art



- "Boucher aux Alentour" - (The Croome Court Tapissery room)
(1758-67) French - Wool and silk Gift of the Samuel H. Kress
Foundation, 1958 (58.75.1-22) - The Metropolitan Museum
of Art - Image Copyright © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Interior Design in England )

  - Boucher aux Alentour (The Croome Court Tapissery room) -   © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art



- "Boucher aux Alentour" - (The Croome Court Tapissery room)
(1758-67) French - Wool and silk Gift of the Samuel H. Kress
Foundation, 1958 (58.75.1-22) - The Metropolitan Museum
of Art - Image Copyright © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Interior Design in England )

  - Boucher aux Alentour (The Croome Court Tapissery room) -   © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art



- "Dining Room from Lansdowne House" - (18 th century)
(1765-68) - London, England - Wood, plaster, and stone;
H. 17 ft. 11 in. (5.46 m), L. 47 ft. (14.31 m), W. 24 ft. 6 in.
(7.47 m) - Rogers Fund, 1931 (32.12) - The Metropolitan Museum
of Art - Image Copyright © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Interior Design in England )

  - Dining Room from Lansdowne House (1765-68) -   © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art



- "Dining Room from Lansdowne House" - (18 th century)
(1765-68) - London, England - Wood, plaster, and stone;
H. 17 ft. 11 in. (5.46 m), L. 47 ft. (14.31 m), W. 24 ft. 6 in.
(7.47 m) - Rogers Fund, 1931 (32.12) - The Metropolitan Museum
of Art - Image Copyright © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Interior Design in England )

  - Dining Room from Lansdowne House (1765-68) -   © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art



- "Dining Room from Lansdowne House" - (18 th century)
(1765-68) - London, England - Wood, plaster, and stone;
H. 17 ft. 11 in. (5.46 m), L. 47 ft. (14.31 m), W. 24 ft. 6 in.
(7.47 m) - Rogers Fund, 1931 (32.12) - The Metropolitan Museum
of Art - Image Copyright © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Interior Design in England )

  - Dining Room from Lansdowne House (1765-68) -   © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art



- "Dining Room from Lansdowne House" - (18 th century)
(1765-68) - London, England - Wood, plaster, and stone;
H. 17 ft. 11 in. (5.46 m), L. 47 ft. (14.31 m), W. 24 ft. 6 in.
(7.47 m) - Rogers Fund, 1931 (32.12) - The Metropolitan Museum
of Art - Image Copyright © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Interior Design in England )

  - Dining Room from Lansdowne House (1765-68) -   © 2006 Metropolitan Museum of Art



- Christopher Dresser. (British, 1834-1904). "Watering Can" -
c. 1876. Painted tinned-iron, 12 5/8" x 9 7/8" x 7 1/4"
(32 x 25.1 x 18.4 cm). Manufactured by Richard Perry,
Son & Company, England. Gift of Paul F. Walter
- On view at MoMA - architecture and design
- Image Copyright © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. MoMA - Museum of Modern Art - Architecture and Design )

   Christopher Dresser. (British, 1834-1904). Watering Can -     © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art   



- Christopher Dresser. (British, 1834-1904). "Toast Rack" -
c. 1878. Electroplated silver, 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 4 1/4"
(13.3 x 13.3 x 10.8 cm). Manufactured by James Dixon
& Sons, England. Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Purchase
Fund - On view at MoMA - architecture and design
- Image Copyright © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. MoMA - Museum of Modern Art - Architecture and Design )

   Christopher Dresser. (British, 1834-1904). Toast Rack. -     © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art   



- Gebrüder Thonet, company design. "Vienna Café Chair" -
Gebrüder Thonet, company design. (Austrian, established
1853). Vienna Café Chair (no. 18). 1876. Bent beech wood,
33 3/8 x 17 x 20 1/8" (84.8 x 43.2 x 51.1 cm), seat
h. 18 1/4" (46.4 cm). Manufactured by Gebrüder Thonet,
Vienna, Austria. Purchase Fund - On view at MoMA A&D
- Image Copyright © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. MoMA - Museum of Modern Art - Architecture and Design )

   Gebrüder Thonet, company design. Vienna Café Chair. -     © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art   



- Richard Riemerschmid. (German, 1868-1957). "Mustard Pots". -
c. 1897. Glazed stoneware, .1: h. 8 x w. 4 1/2" (h. 20.3
x w. 11.4 cm), diam. 5 1/2" (14 cm) .2a: h. 3 1/2" (h.
8.9 cm), diam. 3 3/4" (9.5 cm) .2b: h. 3 5/8" (h. 9.2
cm), diam. 3 1/4" (8.3 cm). Manufactured by Reinhold
Merkelbach, Grenzhausen, Germany. Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
- Image Copyright © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. MoMA - Museum of Modern Art - Architecture and Design )

Richard Riemerschmid (German, 1868-1957). Mustard Pots -     © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art   



- Richard Riemerschmid. (German, 1868-1957). "Mustard Pots". -
c. 1897. Glazed stoneware, .1: h. 8 x w. 4 1/2" (h. 20.3
x w. 11.4 cm), diam. 5 1/2" (14 cm) .2a: h. 3 1/2" (h.
8.9 cm), diam. 3 3/4" (9.5 cm) .2b: h. 3 5/8" (h. 9.2
cm), diam. 3 1/4" (8.3 cm). Manufactured by Reinhold
Merkelbach, Grenzhausen, Germany. Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
- Image Copyright © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. MoMA - Museum of Modern Art - Architecture and Design )

Richard Riemerschmid (German, 1868-1957). Mustard Pots -     © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art   



- August Endell. (German, 1871-1925). "Desk Mounts". -
c. 1899. Wrought iron and wood, 28 1/2 x 34 x 1"
(72.4 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm). Manufactured by R. Kirsch,
Germany . Acquired by exchange - Image Copyright
© 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. MoMA - Museum of Modern Art - Architecture and Design )

August Endell. (German, 1871-1925). 'Desk Mounts' -     © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art   



- Charles Francis Annesley Voysey. "Firedogs". -
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey. (British, 1857-1941).
"Firedogs" c. 1900. Wrought iron, Each (overall):
12 x 7 x 6 7/8" (30.5 x 17.8 x 17.5 cm). Manufactured
by Thomas Elsey and Co., England. Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Hochschild Purchase Fund On view at MoMA - Image
Copyright © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. MoMA - Museum of Modern Art - Architecture and Design )

    Charles Francis Annesley Voysey. 'Firedogs' -         © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art   



- Daum Frères, c. design. (French, est. 1875). "Vase" -
c. 1900. Hand-painted sculpted glass, 8 1/4 x 3 1/2
x 2 3/4" (21 x 8.9 x 7 cm). Manufactured by Daum
Frères, Nancy, France. Phyllis B. Lambert Fund - Image
Copyright © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. MoMA - Museum of Modern Art - Architecture and Design )

 Daum Frères, comp. design. (French, establ. 1875). 'Vase'     © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art   



- Charles Rennie Mackintosh. "Fish Knife and Fork" -
Charles Rennie Mackintosh. (British, 1868-1928).
"Fish Knife and Fork". c. 1900. Silver-plated nickel,
.1(fork): l. 9 1/8 x w. 1 1/4" (l. 23.2 x w. 3.2 cm)
.2 (knife): l. 8 7/8 x w. 1 1/8" (l. 22.5 x w. 2.9
cm). - Gift of the University of Glasgow - Image
Copyright © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. MoMA - Museum of Modern Art - Architecture and Design )

  Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 'Fish Knife and Fork'      © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art    



- Antoni Gaudí. (Spanish, 1852-1926). "Prayer Bench" -
1898-1914. Spanish oak and wrought iron, 32 5/8
x 44 1/2 x 26" (82.9 x 113 x 66 cm), seat h. 16
5/8" (42.2 cm). - Manufactured by Gaudí's Workshop.
Estée and Joseph Lauder Design Fund - Image
Copyright © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. MoMA - Museum of Modern Art - Architecture and Design )

  Antoni Gaudí. (Spanish, 1852-1926). 'Prayer Bench'      © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art    



- Unknown Designer. (Nat. unknown). "Wine Bottle Stand" -
Before 1960. Silver-plated metal and raffia wrapping,
8 1/4 x 3 11/16 x 7 1/2" (21 x 9.4 x 19.1 cm).
Manufactured by Unknown German Manufacturer.
Gift of Mark Cross Company - Image Copyright
© 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art - Artists
Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
(cf. MoMA - Museum of Modern Art - Architecture and Design )

Unknown Designer (Nation. unknown). 'Wine Bottle Stand'     © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art    



- Gustav Stickley. (American, 1858-1942). "Settee" -
1905. Oak and rush, 49 x 48 x 24" (124.5 x 121.9 x 61
cm). - Manufactured by Craftsman Workshops, Eastwood,
New York. Gift of Susan de Menil, Edgar Smith, Beth
Cathers, and Nick Dembrosky - On view at MoMA - Image
Copyright © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
(cf. MoMA - Museum of Modern Art - Architecture and Design )

  Gustav Stickley. (American, 1858-1942). 'Settee'     © 2006 MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art    



- "Stonepaste cup in the shape of a harpy" -
From Iran, Late 12 th or early 13 th century A.D.
Compas collections online - The British Museum
- Image Copyright © 2006 The British Museum, UK -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Compas collections online - The British Museum - Art & Design )

   'Stonepaste cup in the shape of a harpy'      © 2006 The British Museum, London, UK    



- "Colourless glass flask" poss. from Egypt -
Possibly from Egypt, 9th - 10th century A.D.
Green cameo decoration of a hare - Compas
collections online - The British Museum
- Image Copyright © 2006 The British Museum -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Compas collections online - The British Museum - Art & Design )

   'Colourless glass flask' poss. from Egypt 9th-10th       © 2006 The British Museum, London, UK    



- "Lustre painted bowl" Fatimid dynasty, 11th century AD -
Found at cAtfa, Wasta, on the River Nile, Upper Egypt
- Compas collections online - The British Museum
- Image Copyright © 2006 The British Museum -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Compas collections online - The British Museum - Art & Design )

   'Lustre painted bowl' Fatimid dynasty, 11th century AD       © 2006 The British Museum, London, UK    



- "Kilga, support for a water jar" -
From Cairo, Egypt, 12th century AD
- Compas collections online - The British Museum
- Image Copyright © 2006 The British Museum -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Compas collections online - The British Museum - Art & Design )

   'Kilga, support for a water jar' From Cairo, Egypt       © 2006 The British Museum, London, UK    



- "Porcelaine de Sèvre" -
Porcelaines européennes XVIIIe, XIXe (Meissen, Sèvres,
Paris, pâtes tendres françaises) - Galerie V. B. Antiquités
- Contact : Mme Benoit-Taverne - Le Louvre des Antiquaires
30, allée Riesener - Tél./Fax 01 42 61 10 08 E-mail :
vebenoit@wanadoo.fr-Image Copyright © Galerie V. B. Antiquités -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Le Louvre des Antiquaires - Galerie V. B. Antiquités - Art & Design )

  Coupe 'Urbino' aux hirondelles, Porcelaine de Sèvre, 1879 Louvre des Antiquaires-© Galerie V. B. Antiquités, Paris  



- "Porcelaine de Sèvre" -
Porcelaines européennes XVIIIe, XIXe (Meissen, Sèvres,
Paris, pâtes tendres françaises) - Galerie V. B. Antiquités
- Contact : Mme Benoit-Taverne - Le Louvre des Antiquaires
30, allée Riesener - Tél./Fax 01 42 61 10 08 E-mail :
vebenoit@wanadoo.fr-Image Copyright © Galerie V. B. Antiquités -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
(cf. Le Louvre des Antiquaires - Galerie V. B. Antiquités - Art & Design )

  Coupe 'Urbino' aux hirondelles, Porcelaine de Sèvre, 1879 Louvre des Antiquaires-© Galerie V. B. Antiquités, Paris  



- "Mary Magdalene" by William Morris" -
The Beauty of Life - William Morris & The Art of
Design - Image Copyright © The Huntington Library -
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
(cf. The Huntington Library - The Huntington Art
Collections - William Morris & The Art of Design)

      Mary Magdalene - William Morris & The Art of Design © 2006 Huntington Library - Huntington Art Collections  



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