Morris and Co, Art Workers
From Graces Guide
of London, Furnishers
1925 Morris and Co. Decorators Ltd. was renamed Morris and Company Artworkers Ltd., with John Henry Dearle as the Art Director.
1932 On the death of Dearle, quality declined and market share fell.
1940 the Company went into liquidation. Sanderson and Sons purchased the Company, together with all the printing blocks, showroom wallpaper and fabric samples, stocks and stand books for £400. The block printed wallpapers continued to be produced at Sanderson's Perivale factory.
1965 Sandersons re-launched Morris and Co wallpapers and fabrics
1985 the Morris and Co. and Sanderson brands were marketed under their separate identities.
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