Hildebrand, Hans. The industrial arts of Scandinavia in the pagan time. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks. London: Chapman and Hall, 1883.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 520.
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May 17, 2017
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“Catalogue of the India Museum. South Kensington Museums.”
This is how the entry is phrased in the MS catalogue (2) (see below), but the identity of the book is not clear, because the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Albert) issued a number of catalogues relating to the India Museum (at least two of which Morris owned). The most likely title is probably India Museum: inventory of the collection of examples of Indian art and manufactures transferred to the South Kensington Museum (London: printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode for H.M. Stationery Office, 1880).
Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 555.
November 15, 2016
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Smith, R. Murdoch. Persian art. [London]: Chapman and Hall, [1876].
An art handbook issued by the South Kensington Museum. Frequently reprinted; we do not know which edition Morris owned.
Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 705.
November 2, 2016
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A descriptive catalogue of the glass vessels in the South Kensington Museum. London: printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode and sold by Chapman and Hall, 1878.
Illustrated. With an introductory notice by Alexander Nesbitt.
Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 705.
Digital copies: HathiTrust.
December 9, 2014
Griggs, W., comp. Portfolio of . . . art. London: [South Kensington Museum], 1881–91.
A series issued periodically with slightly varying titles. Morris owned the following: Indian art (12 of 27 numbers), French art (10 of 12 numbers), Spanish art (3 of 16 numbers), Swedish art (4 of 5 numbers), and two others.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 968 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 5s.). — Unlocated.
Sotheby 1898:
October 2, 2014
Examples of tapestry, porcelain, &c. London: South Kensington Museum, n.d.
This appears to be not a book but a portfolio of prints (153 chromolithographs) assembled and bound by a collector—Morris, perhaps? The prints were produced by the South Kensington Museum and are on several varieties of paper. The label on the spine reads “South Kensington Examples”; there is no title-page.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1127 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £7 5s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Brooklyn Public Library [deaccessioned]. — Roger Coy Books (sold to Doug Nelson, 2014, for $79.19). — Doug Nelson (private collection, New Jersey).
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 100.
Sotheby 1898:
August 25, 2014
Fortnum, C. Drury E. A descriptive catalogue of the maiolica, Hispano-Moresco, Persian, Damascus, and Rhodian wares in the South Kensington Museum, with historical notes, marks, and monograms. London: Chapman & Hall, 1873.
Illustrated.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1015 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £3 16s.). Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 233.
Digital versions: HathiTrust.
Sotheby 1898:
May 9, 2014
Westwood, J. O. A description of the ivories, ancient and mediaeval, in the South Kensington Museum. London: published for the Committee of Council on Education by Chapman & Hall, 1872.
Illustrated. With a preface by William Maskell.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1014 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 261.
Sotheby 1898:
May 9, 2014
Fortnum, C. Drury E. A descriptive catalogue of the maiolica, Hispano-Moresco, Persian, Damascus and Rhodian wares in the South Kensington Museum, with historical notices, marks and monograms. London: published for the Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council in Education by Chapman & Hall, 1873.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1014 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 459.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
Sotheby 1898:
May 9, 2014
Ancient and modern furniture and woodwork in the South Kensington Museum. London: published for the Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education by Chapman and Hall, 1874.
With an introduction by John Hungerford Pollen.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1014 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.
Digital version: Google.
Sotheby 1898:
May 9, 2014
Cole, Alan S. A descriptive catalogue of the collections of tapestry and embroidery in the South Kensington Museum. London: printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode for Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and sold at the South Kensington Museum, 1888.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1014 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 777.
Digital version: Google.
Sotheby 1898:
May 9, 2014
Classified and descriptive catalogue of the art objects of Spanish production in the South Kensington Museum. London: printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode for Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1872.
With an introduction and notes by Juan F. Riaño.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1014 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.
Digital version: Google.
Sotheby 1898:
May 9, 2014
Cole, H. H. Catalogue of the objects of Indian art exhibited in the South Kensington Museum. London: printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode and sold by Chapman & Hall, 1874.
“Illustrated by woodcuts, and by a map of India showing the localities of various art industries.”
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1014 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.
Digital version: Google.
Sotheby 1898:
May 9, 2014
South Kensington Museum: various publications.
For specific titles owned by Morris, search under South Kensington Museum.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1014 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 10s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.
Sotheby 1898:
April 24, 2014
Jones, Owen. Examples of Chinese ornament, selected from objects in the South Kensington Museum and other collections. London: S. & T. Gilbert, 1867.
100 chromolithographs.
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 729 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £2 2s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.
Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 834.
[From the 1866 edition.]
Sotheby 1898:
April 2, 2014
Cole, Henry Hardy. Catalogue of the objects of Indian art exhibited in the South Kensington Museum. London: printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode and sold by Chapman & Hall, 1881.
“Illustrated by woodcuts, and by a map of India showing the localities of various art industries.”
Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1051 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 14s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.
Digital version: HathiTrust.
Sotheby 1898:
The Library of William Morris 
May 24, 2017
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