Comments on: At Emery Walker’s House

By: Robin s Call

Robin s Call — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 01:25:27 +0000

That embroidered bedcover by May Morris is absolutely stunning. Such fine work.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 01:18:29 +0000

Perusing these pictures, and others like them, is nourishment for the soul. Thank you.

By: Acadarchist

Acadarchist — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 19:22:03 +0000

Oh my word. Myself and my son are huge Morris admirers. A must visit next time we`re in London.

By: Saba

Saba — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 14:35:53 +0000

I am struck by the subtlety of the yarn colors and wallpaper colors. I also love the gardens with lavender-hued blossoms and fluffy ferns everywhere. All in all, a fantasy — well, outside of the uncomfortable-looking chairs.

Since the creators held strong political views, I wonder whether they were able to produce their goods at prices affordable to many. Even if not, they upheld the value of hand-hewn, well-designed goods for the home.

I live in the Hudson Valley where Dard Huntner, a follower of the Arts and Crafts movement, studied in England and made his own paper and type and, then, printed books at the Gomez Mill House near Newburgh, NY. We now have a wonderful printer of handmade books and scholar of the history of books, paper, and type, Luke Pontifell in Newburgh.

By: Cherub

Cherub — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 12:49:02 +0000

Some very beautiful things shown here, the fireplace with the Delft tiles is lovely.

My hometown of Kirkcaldy in Fife was famous for the manufacture of linoleum by Nairn which was sold globally and they made it for the William Morris company. The V and A has some of the carved wooden blocks with the patterns in its archive.

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 08:39:04 +0000

Lived round the corner from Emery’s house for nearly 30 years, but only recently visited. Lovely guides showed us around. Interesting place and history. It was pouring the day we visited, but luckily the sunshine came out at the last moment and we were able to go out into the garden.

By: Fran Bulwer

Fran Bulwer — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 08:32:16 +0000

I recommend Lara Maiklem’s book ‘Mudlarking’ which has a fascinating section on finding pieces of Doves type along the Thames, also a BBC Radio 4 programme made some years ago but still available on Sounds, I think, called ‘An Obsessive Type’, about the search for Doves type in the Thames and the attempts to recreate it.
Examples of Doves Press books are on the V&A website.