p ets ▁the ▁method ▁of ▁contrast ▁should ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁one ▁to ▁employ , ▁and ▁blue ▁and ▁red , ▁quit ▁fran k ly ▁used , ▁with ▁white ▁or ▁very ▁light ▁out lines ▁on ▁a ▁dark ▁ground , ▁and ▁black ▁or ▁some ▁very ▁dark ▁colour ▁on ▁a ▁light ▁ground , ▁are ▁the ▁main ▁colours ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁designer ▁should ▁depend ." ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁William ▁Morris ▁died ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁but ▁the ▁Morris ▁& ▁Co . ▁continued ▁to ▁design ▁and ▁produce ▁text iles ▁he ▁had ▁designed ▁or ▁planned , ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁his ▁chief ▁assistant ▁and ▁Art ▁Director ▁John ▁Henry ▁D ear le . ▁D ear le ▁managed ▁the ▁company ' s ▁text ile ▁works ▁at ▁M erton ▁Ab bey ▁until ▁his ▁own ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁firm ▁was ▁finally ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁but ▁his ▁designs ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁and ▁market ed ▁by ▁other ▁text ile ▁fir ms , ▁including ▁Sand erson ▁and ▁S ons , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Walker ▁Green bank ▁wall paper ▁and ▁fab rics ▁business , ▁which ▁now ▁own s ▁the . ▁" Mor ris ▁and ▁Co ." ▁brand ▁name , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁department ▁store ▁Liber ty ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Fair cl ough , ▁Oliver ▁and ▁Em m eline ▁Le ary , ▁Text iles ▁by ▁William ▁Morris ▁and ▁Morris ▁& ▁Co . ▁ 1 8 6 1 –