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The former Sanderson wallpaper factory, Voysey House, Chiswick

Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd, now known simply as Sanderson, is a British manufacturer of

fabrics and wallpaper
, founded in 1860.

Company

"The Cedar Tree", a Sanderson wallpaper, 1910. Block-printed on machine-made paper

The company was founded in 1860 in

Grade II* listed building called Voysey House.[2] The old Chiswick factory, facing Voysey House, was gutted by fire in 1928 and is now used as offices.[1]

After Arthur Sanderson's death, the business was taken over by his three sons, John, Arthur Bengough, and Harold.

Royal Warrant as "Purveyor of Wallpapers and Paints to King George V".[1]

The original blocks for

Jeffrey & Co.[citation needed] When Morris & Co. was dissolved in 1940, Sanderson and Sons bought its wallpaper business and rights to use the Morris name.[1] Today, those archives are held by the parent company Sanderson Design Group, which acquired Sanderson, along with Morris & Co and other historic brands, in 2003.[3] The collection is held in Denham, Buckinghamshire
, and is regularly used by the current designers, although it is not on public display.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Sanderson: History". Sanderson. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. British Listed Buildings
    . 29 October 1990. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Morris & Co Anniversary". Walker Greenbank PLC. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

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