V & A Leicester Crystal Paperweight in Gift Box

From the V & A Museum Collection, stylish and useful crystal dome shaped paperweight featuring the Leicester design for wallpaper by John Henry Dearle.

Paperweight measures: 8 cm in diameter. Non scratch base.

Comes in a V & A black padded card gift box.

Leicester was designed as a wallpaper in 1912 by John Henry Dearle for Morris & Co. Dearle worked for the firm for 54 years, becoming Art Director after the death of William Morris in 1896, designing over 30 wallpapers and 40 textiles.