'Golden Lily' wallpaper
John Henry Dearledesigned 1899
William Morris Gallery
Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom
The pattern on this wallpaper was designed by John Henry Dearle, William Morris’s apprentice. Dearle originally started at Morris & Co in the tapestry department but Morris noticed his talent for pattern design and he eventually became the Art Director of Morris & Co. following Morris’s death in 1896.
‘Golden Lily’ became one of the firm's more popular designs and has rarely been out of print. This piece came from the wall of a room in St. Ives House, near Ringwood, Hampshire which was decorated with the wallpaper in 1899.
- Title: 'Golden Lily' wallpaper
- Creator: John Henry Dearle, Morris & Co., Jeffrey & Co.
- Date Created: designed 1899
- Location Created: Islington, London, England
- Type: wallpaper
- Rights: © William Morris Gallery, London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Physical Dimensions: 29.2 x 40.3
- Object Number: B71
- Medium: block-printed in distemper on paper
- Credit line: Presented by Messrs. Letcher and Son Solicitors, Ringwood, 1958
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