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WILLIAM MORRIS ROOM
Originally the smoking room with its black and
white marble fireplace, the room is named after the William Morris “Fruit”
wall paper, and has an antique brass tester bed.
The en-suite bathroom is in what was the original
bathroom.
The “Teapot” brown decorative tile frieze, ivory tiles and original
tessellated tile floor continue the theme.
Tariff
William Morris
“William Morris was one of the most influential
figures in the Victorian and Edwardian art world. As a young man at Oxford
he became involved with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, mixing with such
artists as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt and Edward Coley
Burne-Jones.
“Always a man of innovation, Morris soon tired of
the subject matter and philosophy of the Pre-Raphaelites. His desire for
social reform was also an important factor in his artistic growth and he
moved on from painting to the creation of textiles, wallpapers, stained
glass and highly decorative furniture. With Edward Burne-Jones, he set in
motion the highly influential Arts and Crafts Movement—thereby
implementing an incredible change in the vision of British art.”
Essential William Morris, Iain Zaczek, Dempsey Parr 1999
 “The
Arts and Crafts Movement developed and flourished in Britain during the
second half of the nineteenth century and continued into the twentieth.
The influence of this movement was international, finding expression in
many countries, including Australia.
“The British Arts and Crafts Movement influenced
the course of South Australian art and taste both directly and indirectly.
In Adelaide its effects were felt from the late nineteenth century and its
influence continued into the late 1930s, many years after the creative
surge in its country of origin had waned. Imported works of the Arts and
Crafts Movement, notably in the form of Morris & Company furnishings, were
used in several houses, and from around 1900 much Morris & Company and
Powell & Sons stained glass was installed in Adelaide churches.”
Morris & Company, Pre-Raphaelites and the Arts & Crafts Movement in South
Australia, published by the Art Gallery Board of South Australia 1994
Detail from one of the E F Troy
leadlight windows in the Entrance Hall
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