William Morris designed this 3-tile figure for a fireplace at Sandroyd, Surrey, the house built by Philip Webb in 1861-62 for the artist Roddam Spencer Stanhope. Photographs taken before the later destruction of the firpace show the finished design was cut down and only the central section used, excluding parts of the foliage and branches on the side of this original design. The figure of Adam was accompanied by the figure of Eve next to it. Other tiles from this fireplace are also in the collection, see C175 Alceste and C214 Pomegranate tree with shield.
