Book with dark maroon red cloth binding, stamped with Morris & Co address at 449 Oxford street on front cover. Contains 10 samples of printed velveteen in different colourways each sample approx 26.7 x 19.7cm. All pieces have Morris & Co. printed labels with pattern name, colourway, width & price.
List of Samples:
a) Acanthus (designed by Morris 1876; red colourway)
b) Acanthus (designed by Morris 1876; blue colourway)
c) Acanthus (designed by Morris 1876; yellow colourway)
d) Cherwell (designed by J H Dearle 1887; cream/buff pattern on green ground)
e) Cherwell (designed by J H Dearle 1887; white, yellow, dark green pattern on mid-blue ground)
f) Florence (designed by J H Dearle 1890; white, pink on deep rose ground)
g) Florence (designed by J H Dearle 1890; ochre, pink, green on mid -green ground)
h) Wey (designed by Morris c. 1883; two shades pink on dark red ground)
i) Severn (designed by J H Dearle 1887-90; cream, buff, brown, red and slate green on cream ground stippled brown)
j) Mole (designed by J H Dearle after 1892; pink on rose ground)
