William Morris Strawberry Thief Aqua 19 x 19 Square Decorative Pillow with Down Feather Insert

One of William Morris’ most loved prints, Strawberry Thief in our favorite aqua colorway provides the face of this charming pillow. The reverse is a beuatifully soft silk tweed in a coordinating taupe. The 2 sides are united in a soft natural braid in taupe,

This classic takes as its subject the thrushes that Morris found stealing fruit in his kitchen garden at his countryside home Kelmscott Manor, in Oxfordshire. To print the pattern Morris used the painstaking indigo-discharge method he admired above all forms of printing. He first attempted to print by this method in 1875 but it was not until 1883 that he perfected and registered the method. With Strawberry Thief, Morris perfected the indigo-discharge process, which required the entire cloth to be dyed blue before it was bleached and block printed, in this case with more colors than any of his other textiles.

• Pristine vintage fabric sourced from a collector
• First side: Cotton
• Second side: silk
• Trim: natural braid
• Approximate Dimensions: 19" x 19"
• Closure: invisible zipper
• Down feather insert
• Indoor use only
• Handmade locally in the USA
• Dry clean only