Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wm. Morris, Strawberry Thief Kitchen / Tea Towel, Linen / Cotton Blend
Registered in 1883 and printed about 1917–23 at Merton Abbey Tapestry Works, Strawberry Thief, featured on this Met Museum tea towel, is one of William Morris's most iconic creations.
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About the Strawberry Thief Design
The inspiration for this kaleidoscopic textile in the Museum's holdings was derived from the designer's country home, Kelmscott Manor, where a community of thieving thrushes would pluck the strawberries from his garden.