William Morris Cream Fruit Tie Medieval Some of the characters you

Some of the characters you will recognize immediately

Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document

these cocktail napkins feature a portrait silhouette of Jane Austen

through the monochrome geometry of the 1960s

curiosities

William Morris Cream Fruit Tie Medieval Some of the characters youThis floral silk tie in shades of cream and ivory and green with orange fruits was a creation of the Victorian Designer, poet and activist William Morris (1834 1896) Specimen of 'Fruit' (or 'Pomegranate') was originally a wallpaper design by Morris of fruit tree branches bearing oranges, lemons and pomegranates on a pale ground and was block printed in distemper colors on paper. The design was one of 23 from a pattern book created by Morris & Co.