Autograph Letter signed: Southwold, to Wardle
Bibliographic Citation
William Morris, “Autograph Letter signed: Southwold, to Wardle,” William Morris Archive, accessed April 1, 2026, https://morrisarchive.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/3365.
Title
Autograph Letter signed: Southwold, to Wardle
Alternative Title
letter to Thomas Wardle
Creator
William Morris
Date
October 3, 1868
Publisher
MA 4669
Subject
use of lead in wallpaper production; arsenic
Coverage
England, nineteenth century
Extent
f. 1-4
Type
letter
Is Part Of
Letters
Description
Morris writes to his Leeds business partner Thomas Wardle about avoiding excess lead in wallpaper. He does not believe that the amount of arsenic used in dying is harmful.