{"product_id":"william-morris-leicester-earrings","title":"William Morris Leicester Earrings","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore there was a name for it, William Morris was already fighting the war. The Industrial Revolution had flooded Victorian England with cheap, soulless goods — machine-stamped wallpaper, factory-printed textiles, objects made by no one for no one. Morris looked at all of it and said no. He wanted to return beauty to the handmade, to elevate the decorative arts to the status of fine art, to fill a room with pattern so alive it could make you forget you were indoors. He called it nothing less than a revolution of everyday life. History would call it the Arts and Crafts Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Leicester pattern is one of the most intricate expressions of that philosophy — though Morris didn't draw it. It was designed around 1911 by John Henry Dearle, the apprentice Morris trained from his teens, who became chief designer at Morris \u0026amp; Co. after Morris's death. Dearle worked so faithfully in his teacher's idiom that his patterns were sold under the Morris name then, and often still are now. It layers acanthus leaves, flowing vines, and densely interwoven botanicals into a composition that feels both wild and perfectly controlled — nature observed with an almost devotional patience, then rendered into something that could adorn a wall, a curtain, or a life. Every curve responds to every other curve. Nothing is arbitrary. The whole surface breathes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow it hangs from your ears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese earrings are crafted in gold-plated brass, giving them a warm luster that suits the richness of Morris's palette. At 2⅜ inches from the top of the ear wire, they carry genuine presence — long enough to catch light and draw the eye, balanced enough to wear all evening without a thought. Each earring weighs 4 grams, substantial in the hand but easy on the ear. The ear wires are hypoallergenic and nickel-free. Every pair arrives boxed and ready to be treasured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade in the USA by David Howell \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Howell and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43526872760367,"sku":"028-E-10017","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/1065\/8863\/files\/F65DADDC-BE3D-4A86-89D3-C4EB49EBFA90.jpg?v=1736626943","url":"https:\/\/haroldandhazel.live\/products\/william-morris-leicester-earrings","provider":"Harold \u0026 Hazel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}