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Outstanding exhibits include: Morris ' medieval-style helmet and sword, made as ' props ' for the Pre-Raphaelite murals at the Oxford Union ; the original design for Trellis ( the earliest of Morris ' many wallpapers ); the Woodpecker tapestry woven at Morris ' Merton Abbey workshops ; the Beauty and the Beast and Labours of the Months tile panels ; and The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer printed at Morris ' Kelmscott Press.

Other exhibits — such as the satchel in which Morris carried out his Socialist pamphlets, or the coffee cup he used on his weekly visits to the Burne-Joneses — provide a more personal glimpse of his busy life.