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      GB/NNAF/B52623
Morris & Co Ltd

Other names
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co (Corporate variant name)

Dates: Existed from 1861 to 1940

Functions, occupations and activities
Upholsterers, cabinetmakers, tapestry and wallpaper designers and manufacturers, stained glass manufacturers

Thesaurus
CABINETMAKERS
DESIGNERS
STAINED GLASS COMPANIES
TAPISSIERS
UPHOLSTERERS
WALLPAPER COMPANIES

Relationships
Associate relationship with Morris, William (1834-1896)
Co-founder, 1861

Associate relationship with Webb, Philip Speakman (1831-1915)
Co-founder, 1861


Archival Resources
Number noted: 22

Manuscripts catalogue of stained glass cartoons by Burne-Jones, Madox Brown, Rossetti, Morris, Webb, Solomon and Hughes (1 volume), nd
Held at: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Document reference: 604' 40 D

Showroom pattern books containing designs for stained glass windows (4 volumes, including index), nd
Held at: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Document reference: 604' 40 A-C

Company cash book containing record of stained glass windows executed by Morris and Co, nd
Held at: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Document reference: 603' 40

Philip Webb's account books for Morris and Co with notes and drawings of church window designs (2 volumes), c1899-1909
Held at: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Document reference: 603.40

Account books and note books with drawings and designs (4 volumes), c1875-1900
Held at: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Document reference: 603.40

Philip Webb's account book, including work for Morris and Co, 1863-1877
Held at: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Document reference: 603' 40

Partnership account book of Philip Webb, 1861-1877
Held at: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Other information: Business History XXVIII, 1986, pp36-54

Miscellaneous papers, 19th C
Held at: British Library, Manuscript Collections
Document reference: Add MSS 45298-45353, 45407-12 passim

Partnership account book of Edward Burne-Jones, 1861-1898
Held at: Cambridge University: Fitzwilliam Museum
Other information: Business History XXVIII, 1986, pp36-54

Drawings (3) of church windows in the church of St Andrew Undershaft, London, 1921
Held at: Guildhall Library
Document reference: MS 24385

Photo reproductions of letters and papers relating to the firm, including letters from William Morris and Burne-Jones, 1862-1898
Held at: Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre
Document reference: DD/235/1-29

Correspondence, 1927
Held at: Lambeth Palace Library
Document reference: Bell papers; 194, ff 201-2, 213, 222, 226-8, 232
Other information: Papers of George Kennedy Allen Bell Bishop of Chichester 1883-1958 in Lambeth Palace Library
Comments: Letter of introduction and two passport photographs required

Wallpaper and textile designs for Sanderson and Sons by Morris and Co designers, c1880-1920s
Held at: Sanderson
Other information: Cliff, Stafford (1998) The English Archive of Design and Decoration
Comments: Access by appointment

Log and pattern books, c1874-c1940
Held at: Sanderson
Other information: HMC Records of British business and industry 1760-1914 textiles and leather, 1990

Correspondence relating to reredos and stained glass windows for Whitelands College chapel, 1880s
Held at: University of Surrey, Roehampton: Whitelands College
Comments: Access by appointment with the Archivist

Embroidery patterns, c1920-c1939
Held at: Victoria & Albert Museum, Archive of Art and Design
Document reference: AAD/1990/6
Comments: Access by appointment

Correspondence with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1898-1940
Held at: Victoria & Albert Museum, Archive of Art and Design
Document reference: MA/1/M2848
Comments: Access by appointment only

Designs for printed and woven fabrics, carpets, tapestries, embroidery, 19th C-20th C
Held at: Victoria & Albert Museum, Department of Designs, Prints and Drawings
Other information: HMC Records of British business and industry 1760-1914 textiles and leather, 1990

Sample book, pattern book, 19th, c1910
Held at: Victoria & Albert Museum, Department of Textiles and Dress
Document reference: T.660-1919, T.30-1940

Bills (3) and letters (2) addressed to A A Ionides, 1880-1888
Held at: Victoria & Albert Museum, National Art Library
Document reference: MSL/1954/885
Comments: Access by appointment

Correspondence, memoranda, bills, day book, etc, 1866-1896
Held at: Victoria & Albert Museum, National Art Library
Document reference: L.2636-2637-1939, L.687-1958, L.691-1958

Correspondence, designs, pattern and sample books, 1848-1896
Held at: William Morris Gallery
Other information: Catalogue of the Morris Collection, 1969


Date of creation: 07 November 2002