V & A Anemone 20 Paper Napkins 3 Ply

From the collection of the V & A Museum, the perfect finishing touch to a table setting with 20 paper napkins featuring the beautiful Anemone design by John Henry Dearle (1859-1932) for Morris & Co.

Napkin is 1/4 fold, 33 cm x 33 cm unfolded. 3 ply quality paper napkins.

Paper is made from responsible sources.

The Anemone pattern was designed as a wallpaper by John Henry Dearle for Morris & Co. in the late C19th. Dearle began his long employment with Morris & Co working as a teenager in the firm's Oxford Street shop. William Morris took him under his wing and trained him to work firstly in the stain glass and then as his tapestry assistant. By the early 1880s, Dearle was responsible for training tapestry assistants for the firm. His natural aptitude for design then led him to becoming, alongside May Morris, the key designer for embroidery patterns at Morris & Co. After the death of William Morris, Dearle became Art Director of Morris & Co.