Strawberry Thief

Morris, William

1883

cotton (textile), block printing, discharge printing

Victoria and Albert Museum

A framed textile features a repeating pattern of birds, strawberries, and floral motifs on a dark blue background. The birds are depicted in profile, with yellow and orange plumage, perched among stylized leaves and flowers in shades of pink, yellow, and green. 'Strawberry Thief', furnishing fabric, block-printed cotton, designed by William Morris for Morris & Co., British, 1883