Watts and Co. was founded in the year 1874 in England by prominent gothic revivalists such as G.F. Bodley and Thomas Garner, producing textiles and other furnishings in the gothic revival style. It is, in short, synonymous with the gothic revival. Like any longstanding company, it has, of course, had to learn to adapt and adopt other styles as well, but Watts is always keenly aware of its own 'origin story' and keen to honour it and take inspiration from it. As part of that, Watts recently hosted an exhibition of some of their vestment works -- both modern and antique -- to mark the occasion of the company's 150th anniversary. The event was hosted at All Saints, Jesus Lane in Cambridge, We're pleased to be able to present the following photographs coming from the exhibition.
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| A rare bit of early, non-gothic work |
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