William Morris Fine Floral Wallpaper Pattern Cushion

william morris (24 march 1834 - 3 october 1896) was an english textile designer artist writer and libertarian socialist associated with the pre-raphaelite brotherhood and the english arts and crafts movement he founded a design firm in partnership with the artist edward burne-jones and the poet and artist dante gabriel rossetti which profoundly influenced the decoration of churches and houses into the early 20th century as an author illustrator and medievalist he helped to establish the modern fantasy genre and was a direct influence on postwar authors vintage beautiful elegant mediaeval fantasy fashion decor floral nature pattern fine art wallpaper