Philip Webb cartoons for William Morris tapestry – the pride of Hodson collection
It was during negotiations to secure the future of the Kelmscott Press after the death of William Morris in 1896 that Laurence William Hodson (1863-1933) acquired four watercolour and pencil designs by Philip Webb (1831-1915).
Hodson was an important patron of Morris & Co, who had inherited his father's estate, Compton Ha…