Our Wilton (cut pile) and Brussels (loop pile) carpets are woven on 27" wide looms of the finest wool blends. Body and borders are hand-sewn together to make area rugs. They can also be fitted as wall-to-wall carpet (especially popular in parlors of period homes). Tulip & Lily is one of the finest stair runners ever produced.

"Tulip & Lily" carpet, also known as simply "Lily", was designed in 1875 by William Morris. This traditional Wilton carpet is woven on narrow 27" looms. It is available as an all over body pattern that can be hand sewn to fit rooms as wall-to-wall carpeting or as large area rugs. Colors are a dark indigo ground with two greens, periwinkle, rose, coral and fawn.

SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications: "Tulip & Lily" is woven in 80% worsted wool / 20% nylon. 100% worsted wool is available by special request. This is a high grade carpet with 100 tufts per inch. It is most commonly ordered in Wilton weave (a velvet cut pile), but can also be ordered in Brussels (loop pile) both were offered by Morris in the 19th century. The coloring appears deeper and richer in cut pile. The pattern repeat is a 10 1/2 inch self match. Borders are available in widths of 13 1/2 inches and 4 1/2 inches.

Historical variations: Samples exist with the periwinkle and green reversed. There is also artwork for a grand version that is double scale, which is suitable for commercial buildings.

Tulip & Lily Runner is offered in 27" and 36" widths.

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"The Wreath" is an early design by William Morris which has been reproduced from an original weaving at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine. Her choice of a Morris carpet to install in the hallway of her 18th century Georgian house is typical of the early Arts & Crafts Movement in New England.

The Wreath is also documented in a drawing of a quadrant of the pattern at the Morris Museum in Walthamstow, England, and a fragment at the V&A Museum in London. The same figure as The Wreath border was used by Morris for an embroidered sofa back cushion design published by William Morris. Colors are rich Morris greens with drab and ochre.

"The Wreath is woven in 80% worsted wool / 20% nylon. 100% worsted wool is available by special request. This is a high grade carpet with 100 tufts per inch. It has been woven in Wilton weave (a velvet cut pile) and in Brussels (loop pile). Both were offered by Morris in the 19th century. The coloring appears deeper and richer in cut pile. Our image shows a room with the Brussels weave.

"Honeysuckle" is credited to Henry Dearle, an associate of William Morris, and dates from the mid-1890's. It has a splendid color palette of indigo blue (ground), olive, light grey, rose, red, blue and yellow. An alternate contemporary colorway is in deep tertiary tones of aubergine (eggplant), fawn, green, grey blue and dusty rose.

"Honeysuckle" is woven in 80% worsted wool / 20% nylon. 100% worsted wool is available by special request. This is a high grade carpet with 100 tufts per inch. It has been woven in Wilton weave (a velvet cut pile) and in Brussels (loop pile). Original samples that are known are all in Wilton weave. The design is a classic carpet figure that can be viewed from all directions, and it has a 26 inch self match repeat. "Honeysuckle" has a coordinating 13 1/2 inch border.

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"Rose" has a filigree pattern of conventionalized roses with intertwined leaves. It is a softly styled design that makes a good compliment to "Tulip & Lily." Colors are a dark indigo ground with green, periwinkle, coral and fawn.

SPECIFICATIONS

"Rose" is woven in 80% worsted wool/20% nylon. This is a high grade carpet with 100 tufts per inch, woven in either Wilton (cut pile) or Brussels (loop pile). The coloring will appear deeper and richer in cut pile. The pattern repeat is a 13 3/4 inch self match. Tulip & Lily borders are woven in the same colors and are suitable to use with "Rose". The borders are available in widths of 13 1/2 inches and 4 1/2 inches.

"Willow & Tulip" Morris was inspired by the backgrounds of Medieval tapestries when he drew this small conventionalized pattern. The document coloring is in warm blues and sage. We also offer a willow green" coloring that coordinates with Morris' famous "Willow Bough" wallpaper. The border of "Willow & Tulip" has a light ground that contrasts the deep indigo ground of the body.

"Willow & Tulip" is woven in strong 80% wool/20% nylon yarn with 72 tufts per inch in woolen Wilton weave (cut pile). It can be ordered with either 2 ply yarn (suitable for bedrooms or light wear) or 3 ply yarn (suitable for corridors and heavy wear). This design has a pattern repeat of 9 5/8 inch self match. The border is 9 inches wide with 4 inch plain outfill. Burrows & Company has supplied "Willow & Tulip" for a parlor and meeting room of the historic Walker House in San Dimas, California.

"Poppy" was designed and registered by William Morris on Christmas Eve of 1875, the earliest carpet pattern by Morris. Edward Burne Jones, the famed artist who was one of Morris' closest friends, used this carpet in the parlor of his house called "The Grange" in Fulham, London. Colors are shades of indigo and grey blue, olive, moss green and ivory. This design has also been woven in a rich 1870's inspired coloring of terra cotta, ochre and sage green.

"Poppy" is woven in strong 80% wool / 20% nylon yarn with 72 tufts per inch in woolen Wilton weave (cut pile). It can be ordered with either 2 ply yarn (suitable for bedrooms or light wear) or 3 ply yarn (suitable for corridors and heavy wear). This design has a pattern repeat of 14 1/2 inch self match. The border is 13 1/2 inches wide. This design can also be woven as a heavy weight Axminster carpet.

"Acanthus" is another heavy weight woolen Wilton carpet that can be also woven as a durable Axminster. Our English mill has the border design in their archive (shown in red), and we adapted the body design from the border. It can also be made as a border with a plain field, which was a popular style in the early 20th century.

"Acanthus" is woven in strong 80% wool / 20% nylon yarn with 72 tufts per inch in woolen Wilton weave (cut pile). It can be ordered with either 2 ply yarn (suitable for bedrooms or light wear) or 3 ply yarn (suitable for corridors and heavy wear). This design has a pattern repeat of 14 1/2 inch self match. The border is 13 1/2 inches wide. This design can also be woven as a heavy weight Axminster carpet.

Note on William Morris Ingrain carpets

Morris also designed carpets in a flat weave known in England as "Kidderminster" and in America as "Ingrain." Burrows & Company has collaborated with Family Heir-Loom Weavers, for reproducing "Vine & Pomegranate" and "Daisy" (also known as "Grass"). The latter is he original runner used at Kelmscott Manor.

Both are available directly from Family Heir-Loom Weavers in Red Lion, Pennsylvania.

www.familyheirloomweavers.com

In the closing of the 1883 catalog of an exhibit of Morris' work it was necessary to warn customers from bootlegged copies of his work. "We sell only to [those tradesmen], and no others can supply the goods we make. This statement is the more necessary, as we know that unauthorized copies and various imitations are offered for sale, without explanation." The Morris carpets offered by J.R. Burrows & Company come from the original weavers and are the only authentic Morris Wilton, Brussels and Axminster carpets available today.