Firm set up by William Morris (1834–96) as Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., originally with (among others) Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti Ford Madox Brown and Philip Webb in 1861. From 1865 the workshops were in Bloomsbury. The firm was reformed by Morris in 1875 under his sole control, changing its name to Morris & Co., with Burne-Jones as the principal designer. In 1881 the workshops were moved to Merton Abbey. 'Revolutionary in its beginnings, and extremely influential in terms of design and quality'. The firm continued to make stained glass after Morris' death under the direction of Henry Dearle, and the firm finally closed in 1947.
