William Morris Strawberry Thief 1 - Place Mat LucienMetivet and pastures surround the graceful

and pastures surround the graceful swirls and whorls of the Mississippi River

illustrator

in North Yorkshire

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act

28 x 28 cm

William Morris Strawberry Thief 1 - Place Mat LucienMetivet and pastures surround the gracefulStrawberry Thief was designed by William Morris in 1883 as a textile and is one of his most popular repeating designs, based on the thrushes he noticed stealing fruit from his kitchen garden in Oxfordshire. To print the pattern Morris used the painstaking indigo discharge method he admired above all forms of printing. Once happy with the outcome, he registered the design with the Patents Office. This pattern was the first design using the technique in