William Morris (English, 1834–1896) believed that decoration, in its finest form, gives pleasure to those who use it as well as to those who make it. So after training as an architect, he founded a decorating company with friends to produce glasswork, metalwork, and countless other crafts, including many textiles he designed himself. The gorgeous set of twenty boxed 5 x 7 inch notecards features floral and foliate wallpaper designs selected from a sample book of William Morris and Company published around the turn of the 20th century.

Five each of four designs with envelopes in a decorative box.