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23rd May 2014
John Birnie Philip (1824–1875) trained as a sculptor with Augustus Pugin, working on the Palace of Westminster before beginning his own studio. Philip was often employed by the architect George Gilbert Scott on important public sculptures such as the figures on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Whitehall. Philip also worked on the Albert Memorial and many churches and cathedrals including York and Canterbury and chapels such as the Chapel of Exeter College, Oxford. Philip’s last work was the statue erected to commemorate Edward Akroyd’s retirement as an MP.
John Lockwood Kipling was Philip’s apprentice and he was related by marriage to Edward Burne Jones. Philip’s daughter, Constance, married the artist Cecil Gordon Lawson. Another daughter, Beatrix, worked as a designer in the office of the architect EW Godwin (who was a disciple of William Morris and a well-connected figure within the Arts & Crafts Movement). After Godwin’s death, Beatrix later married the artist James Whistler.
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There’s still plenty of shopping time before Christmas with our free UK postage with Royal Mail tracked 24 📮 We’re also doing free gift wrap on our website as an option at checkout 🤶🏻 Take 15% off too until the 20th December so whether for a gift of Christmas hosting having beautiful florals on the table, use code; FESTIVE at checkout on our website 🎄
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Oh Mallow Forest Green, we love you on our festive tablescapes 🎄
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Obsessed with this tree with all the vintage ornaments on the tree this year ✨ They were all grandparents so very special 🎄 having a little coffee and cake whilst the lights twinkle is so lovely ✨ This is our William Morris Golden Lily tablecloth, beautiful year round 🫶🏻
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It’s a blue and white Christmas over here 🙋🏽♀️ We went to the beautiful Christmas event at @harewoodhouse by the wonderfully talented @interiorcurve and we’re so inspired to have a themed blue and white tree and we’re so glad we did! 🤶🏻 This is our William Morris Merton blue, isn’t it beautiful, and so lovely to be able to dress it in various ways throughout the year, it’s so versatile ✨
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What design are you having on your Christmas table? 🎄 We’re debating a few - our new forest green colours, our strawberry thief red, or maybe a Christmas blue and white… ✨
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Christmas tablescaping all month long ✨ are you feeling festive already? 🎄 This is our Brother Rabbit blue design, isn’t it gorgeous 🌿
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BLACK FRIDAY ENDS TONIGHT! ✨ use code; BLACKFRIDAY at checkout on our website to take 20% off everything - go, go, go! 🎄 We also have free gift wrap available at checkout so we can send gifts directly to loved ones or back to you gift wrapped and ready to go, we’re in the festive spirit so will gift wrap whilst we sing along to some festive songs 🤶🏻🎄
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A very floral Christmas🎄 Our William Morris Sweet Briar design looks so beautiful dressed up for Christmas! ✨
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One thing that is wonderful about timeless design is that you can use it year round- dressed with Christmas candles and foliage, springtime blooms, summer florals and autumn pumpkins - it can see you through it all 🫶🏻 That’s why we want to show them in a Christmas setting so you can see they’re a perfect gift for your loved one or for your own table ✨ Which is your favourite season to dress your table for? 🎄
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Did you know we sell fat quarters in all our designs? 🪡 A perfect gift for the sewers, quilters and crafters in your life, there’s a design for everyone within our collection of licensed William Morris designs and original florals 🎄
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Use code: BLACKFRIDAY at checkout on our website for 20% off everything 🖤
Whether you’re getting your gift list checked off or looking to treat yourself to a little floral magic to brighten your home this season 🎄
This is our biggest saving of the year and remember we’re offering free gift wrap at checkout to make gifting easier this year! 🎁
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Absolutely stunning products by @applique.atelier 🎄 We always love to see what all these talented people can make from our licensed William Morris fabrics- they’re always such beautiful products for their small businesses, these would make beautiful Christmas gifts! 🎄✨
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Are you team “tree up” or team “it’s not time yet!!” 🎄 Personally, I’d have a Christmas tree in every room if I could 😂 We’ve been busily retaking photos for the website all festive, because why not! ✨Our Compton tea towel looks perfect with our mini tree 🤶🏻
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New product alert! ✨ Our new William Morris table runners are now available in a range of designs, perfect for adding a pop of Morris to your table! 🎄 These are all dressed up for Christmas but we adore how all our designs including this new Forest Green colour way are perfect for year round use making it a perfect present for your own table or a loved one’s 🫶🏻 we’re also offering free gift wrap on all orders on our website you just need to choose it as an option at checkout, making Christmas super easy this year so you can forget hunting round for sellotape and focus on enjoying the festivities! 🎄
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Is everyone else feeling Christmassy? 🎄 We absolutely adore Christmas florals on the table, we’re always planning a little table dec 🤶🏻
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If you’re looking for gorgeous handmade William Morris Christmas cards, check out @kayehannabuss ✨ With lots of beautiful crafts too they would make lovely Christmas gifts! 🎁 If you saw our post this weekend about supporting small businesses, we are going to share small businesses on our Instagram so if you’d like us to share your products using our fabrics just message us 🥰
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Tag your favourite small business in the comments to give everyone ideas on where to shop small this Christmas!🎄 It’s so important to shop small and support local businesses that are always working so hard to create beautiful products and give amazing service ✨
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Our beautiful new colourway in Brother Rabbit is now in stock in tablecloths and napkins- perfect for not only your Christmas tables but also year round 🎄🔔 Isn’t it stunning ✨
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Lovely meeting so many Morris fans today at the shopping event at @ruddingparkhotel 🫶🏻 Lost count of the amount of times I said “they’re all licensed Morris designs printed and manufactured in the UK!” 🇬🇧
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Come and see us! We’re at the @ruddingparkhotel pop up shopping event tomorrow in beautiful Harrogate 🥰 it’s from 12pm- 8pm and we’ll be having some special offers going on ✨ perfect to get your Christmas shopping started it’s in aid of @mysaintmichaels and @rnli 🫶🏻
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