Iconic Arts and Crafts home of William and Janey Morris and the centre of the Pre-Raphaelite circle
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23 Sep 2022
Beautiful quinces in the Red House orchard. Did you know that quinces pre-date apples and are associated with Aphrodite, the goddess of love. They are inedible when eaten raw but can be made into a delicious paste (membrillo) to be enjoyed with a cheese board.
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12 Aug 2022
The apple trees in our orchard are laden with fruit at the moment. The small apple trees are grafted from what we believe was on of the original trees in Morris's orchard.
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15 Jul 2022
Jane and William Morris furnished Red House with pieces designed for their new home by Philip Webb and Ford Madox Brown. They also favoured these rustic yet elegant chairs with rush seats which originated in the Sussex countryside.
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15 Jul 2022
Webb designed a furniture range inspired by them for Morris & Co from ca. 1860.
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24 Jun 2022
Jane Morris (1839-1914) photographed in an unknown garden in July 1865, the same year that she and William left Red House. Jane was a talented artist in her own right, producing exquisite embroideries, and sat as a model for artists, most famously Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
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24 Jun 2022
Bromide print by John Robert Parsons, copied by Emery Walker.
© National Portrait Gallery
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Red House retweeted
11 Jun 2022
There's an opportunity to visit the William Morris Society garden tomorrow as part of #LSOGW22
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11 Jun 2022
Morris & Co Ltd.'s ‘Daisy’ wallpaper was designed while William Morris was a resident of Red House. This was the first Morris & Co. wallpaper pattern put into production, block-printed in distemper colours by Jeffery & Co.
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11 Jun 2022
The design is described ‘‘as influenced by medieval sources and resembles "millefleurs" tapestries, early printed herbals and even a textile used in an illuminated copy of Froissart's "Chronicles."
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11 Jun 2022
Image: The Met
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4 Jun 2022
Jane and William Morris moved into their newly built home, Red House, on this week in 1860. Married for just over a year, they are pictured wearing crowns in 'The Tale of Sir Degrevaunt: The Wedding Feast' painted on the wall of the drawing room by their friend Edward Burne-Jones
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4 Jun 2022
Image: John Hammond © National Trust
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3 Jun 2022
Beautiful flowers from Red House garden displayed in vases designed by Alexei Hartley to echo the architectural features of the house in partnership with @exchangeerith
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Red House retweeted
2 Jun 2022
Did you know that #WilliamMorris carried out some royal commissions? For the Platinum Jubilee holiday, here are designs for St James’s Palace from our collection.
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1 Jun 2022
We couldn't open Red House without the contribution of our fantastic volunteers. They give up their time to provide a warm welcome, to make the garden beautiful, and to share their knowledge with visitors. Thank you to the Red House volunteers for their time and dedication.
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