Antiques
Opposite: This chalk drawing by Blake Wigman of De Morgan, and one of his tile designs seen behind, are among the collection held at the National Trust’s Wightwick Manor. The Victorian house, decorated with Arts and Crafts designs, includes a dedicated gallery space for the internationally important collection of ceramics by De Morgan, and paintings by his wife Evelyn Above, clockwise from top left: De Morgan
tiles in the staircase hall at Leighton House in London; fantastical beasts were among his signature designs; his Anemone and Daisy tile designs can be seen at Blackwell, the Arts and Crafts House, in Cumbria (blackwell.org.uk); more stylised animals and Islamic influenced designs in the Wightwick collection Left and right: Victorian Ceramics reproduces authentic, original De Morgan tile designs, from ÂŁ32 each (victor ianceramics.com)
Period Living 107