1982.1114

Henry Price (cabinet-maker), William Morris (designer)

Round pine table with dark green paint on the edge, underside and base. William Morris designed very little furniture but in 1856 he shared rooms with Edward Burne-Jones at Red Lion Square in London, and had several items made for him by a local carpenter. This table is probably his first piece. In style it is very similar to tables designed by A W N Pugin, G E Street, and Philip Webb. Morris and his friends thought of it as 'intensely mediaeval'. The table stayed in the family, and was probably painted green on the instructions of Morris's daughter May when the table was used in Kelmscott Village Hall.

London, London

1856 - 1856

Arts & Crafts