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Wightwick Manor (1887) *

Artist/Designer: William Morris

Project Location: Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Figure 1: The Hall at Wightwick Manor. Source: Flickr. (2013). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : October 14, 2013 | Photographer: William Morris )
Figure 2: Wightwick Manor-The Drawing Room. Source Emile Debruijn, Wightwick Manor. (2013). Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 14, 2013 | Photographer: Andreas von Einsiedel )
Figure 3: Wightwick Manor-The Billiard Room. Source Emile Debruijn, Wightwick Manor. (2013). Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 14, 2013 | Photographer: Andreas von Einsiedel )
Figure 4: Wightwick Manor. Source Emile Debruijn, Wightwick Manor. (2013). Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 14, 2013 | Photographer: Paul Raeside )
Figure 5: Wightwick Manor. Source Emile Debruijn, Wightwick Manor. (2013). Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 14, 2013 | Photographer: John Hammond )
Figure 6: Wightwick Manor. Source Emile Debruijn, Wightwick Manor. (2013). Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 14, 2013 | Photographer: John Hammond )
Figure 7: Wightwick Manor. Source Emile Debruijn, Wightwick Manor. (2013). Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 14, 2013 | Photographer: Andreas von Einsiedel )
Figure 8: Wightwick Manor. Source Emile Debruijn, Wightwick Manor. (2013). Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 14, 2013 | Photographer: Andreas von Einsiedel )
Figure 9: Wightwick Manor. Source Emile Debruijn, Wightwick Manor. (2013). Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 14, 2013 | Photographer: Paul Raeside )
Figure 10: Wightwick Manor. Source Emile Debruijn, Wightwick Manor. (2013). Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 14, 2013 | Photographer: Andreas von Einsiedel )
Figure 11: Wightwick Manor. Source Emile Debruijn, Wightwick Manor. 2013. Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 14, 2013 | Photographer: N/A )
Figure 12: The Hall at Wightwick Manor. Source Emile Debruijn, Wightwick Manor. 2013. Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 14, 2013 | Photographer: N/A )

Style/Period(s):
Arts and Crafts

Primary Material(s):
Textile, Paint

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Blogspot. "Decorating Your Gothic Mansion." | Accessed : May 16, 2013
Rustic Spirit. "William Morris." | Accessed : May 16, 2013
"Wightwick Manor." | Accessed : May 16, 2013
Morris Society | Accessed : May 16, 2013
Word Press. "Wightwick Manor." | Accessed : May 16, 2013
Bloodspot. "Arts and Crafts Movement." | Accessed : May 16, 2013

Significant Date(s):
19th Century

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Bancroft, Stephanie, Leary, Erin, and Clancy, Jonathan. Livable Exoticism: William Morris and Islamic Art, 2013, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses.
Mabb, David. "Commodity as Comrade: Luibov Popova - Untitled Textile Design on William Morris Wallpaper for Historical Materialism." Ephemera 13, no. 2 (2013): 445-48.
"More than Just a Pretty Swatch; William Morris in Walthamstow." The Economist 404, no. 8803 (2012): 98.
Parry, Linda. William Morris Textiles. Studio Book. New York: Viking Press, 1983.

Building Address: Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton WV6 8EE, UK

Significant Dates: First Construction Phase (Unknown- 1887) By Edward Ould
Second Phase of Construction (1893) By Theodore Mander

Supporting Staff/ Designers: N/A

Tags: Victorian Style, Dyes, Textiles, Patterns, Nature, Flora, Fauna

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