Pages of a letter from William Morris dated 20 Dec 1886 recommending the purchase of a tapestry depicting the story of the Trojan War.
The institutional archives of the V&A and its predecessor organisations date from 1837 to the present day, providing a rich resource for the study of the history and influence of the Museum. The archives held include files relating to the acquisition of Museum objects; the organisation of V&A exhibitions; and the policies and development of the Museum. There are also inventories, ephemera and posters; photographs of the Museum, its objects and staff; volumes of press cuttings relating to the V&A and the art-world; architectural plans and models.
Blythe House was such an interesting experience, i never knew anything like this existed.
Going there opened up a whole new world for me, i could just spend hours and days looking through all the archives, it was amazing getting to see all the books ,designs and prints .All i wanted to to is just touch them. This is defiantly a place where i will come back and do hours of research and get inspiration from.
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