William Morris Earrings Leicester

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Leicester - William Morris Earrings. Silver Plated French Lever Back Earring with images from William Morris fabric and wallpaper designs.
Leicester was designed as a block printed wallpaper by John Henry Dearle in 1912. Inspired by Morris design Bachelors Button of 1892 Leicester recalls the beauty of mediaeval tapestry that inspired Morris.
Leicester has been printed on acid free paper and sealed under glass. 
Earrings are Silver plated and hypoallergenic. They are Copper, Lead, Nickel and Cadmium Free. 
Round size 12mm diameter 
William Morris
William Morris (1834-1896)  is best known for his leading role in the Arts and Crafts Movement. He strongly believed that the idea and the design of an item should work together and that ideally the artist, designer or craftsmen should in fact be the creator of the finished design. It was an idea that rebelled against mass manufacturing and sought to cherish the hand worked product that the designers had themselves completed. He revived a number of lost craft techniques and made them commercially viable by using quality materials and exceptional design. Many of his designs are inspired from nature and medieval patterns. He himself produced items in a range of areas including over 600 designs for wallpaper, textiles and embroideries. He also designed over 150 stained glass windows and over 650 borders for printing. His designs are still used today in furnishings and in the jewellery at Firecracker Studio. 
​Left; William Morris Leicester wallpaper
Far Left: Design for "Tulip and Willow' woodblock printed fabric, 1873.