This truly stunning interpretation of an c.1895 embroidery called Spring and Summer was originally designed and most likely stitched by May Morris, daughter of William Morris. With its motif featuring a mirrored trellis of parakeets, stylised roses, tulips, leaves and turning stems, the duvet comes in four sizes (single, double, king and superking) across a striking Saffron colourway. Printed on 100% cotton percale with a 220 thread count, a concealed button fastening runs along the bottom of each duvet. A fine cord piping adds a subtle detail to the duvet's edge.
Composition: Duvet Cover: 100% cotton percale, Pillowcase: 100% cotton
Sizes:
Single Duvet Cover: 140cm x 200cm
Double Duvet Cover: 200cm x 200cm
Kingsize Duvet Cover: 230cm x 220cm
Super Kingsize Duvet Cover: 260cm x 220cm
Standard Pillowcase: 74cm x 48cm
Thread Count: 220
Care instructions: Machine Washable
*Single Duvet Includes Single Pillowcase
**Double, King and Superking Size Duvet Includes Pair of Pillowcases
As a political theorist, publisher, environmental campaigner, poet, as well as an outstanding designer, William Morris (1834–1896) was one of the single most influential figures of the nineteenth century. Under his direction Morris & Co. grew to the status of Arts & Crafts icon that it remains to this day.
Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (1861–1875) was a furnishings and decorative arts manufacturer and retailer founded by the artist and designer William Morris with friends from the Pre-Raphaelites. With its successor Morris & Co. (1875–1940) the firm's medieval-inspired aesthetic and respect for hand-craftsmanship and traditional textile arts had a profound influence on the decoration of churches and houses into the early 20th century.
Although its most influential period was during the flourishing of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the 1880s and 1890s, Morris & Co. remained in operation in a limited fashion from World War I until its closure in 1940. The firm's designs are still sold today under licences given by Sanderson & Sons.
