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Wednesday 19th November 2025

Updated: Oct 9

Qaisra Khan and Rowan Bain will be discussing ‘William Morris and Art from the Islamic World.'

University Women's Club. 1800 for 18.30


William Morris’s funeral pall, velvet hanging (çatma), 17th century, Bursa, Turkey. Credit: Birmingham Museums Trust
William Morris’s funeral pall, velvet hanging (çatma), 17th century, Bursa, Turkey. Credit: Birmingham Museums Trust

William Morris and Art from the Islamic World

 

Curators Rowan Bain and Qaisra M. Khan discuss William Morris’s personal collection of carpets, textiles, metalwork, and ceramics—primarily from Iran, Syria, and Turkey—revealing their influence on his celebrated patterns. 



 
 
 

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