10 Berkbox56 2.4 yard Scalamandre Bird Strawberry Thief William Morris Floral pattern Blue
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Finished drapery piece with rod pocket top. Can be used as drapery or throw.
William Morris made these birds famous or notorious, "Strawberry Thief" now is their name.
Strawberry Thief, 1883, (1834-1896) V&A Museum no. T.586-1919
Strawberry Thief is one of William Morris's most popular repeating designs for textiles.<1> It takes as its subject the thrushes that Morris found stealing fruit in his kitchen garden of his countryside home, Kelmscott Manor, in Oxfordshire. To print the pattern Morris used the painstaking indigo dye textile printing method he admired above all forms of printing. He first attempted to print by this method in 1875 but it was not until 1881, when he moved into his factory at Merton Abbey, near Wimbledon, that he succeeded. In May 1883 Morris wrote to his daughter, "I was a great deal at Merton last week ... anxiously superintending the first printing of the Strawberry thief, which I think we shall manage this time." Pleased with this success, he registered the design with the Patents Office. This pattern was the first design using the technique in which red (in this case alizarin dye) and yellow (weld) were added to the basic blue and white ground. Discharge printing was used.<2>
The entire process would have taken days to complete and consequently, this was one of Morris & Co.'s most expensive cottons. Customers were not put off by the high price, however, and Strawberry Thief proved to be one of Morris' most commercially successful patterns. This printed cotton furnishing textile was intended to be used for curtains or draped around walls (a form of interior decoration advocated by William Morris), or for loose covers on furniture.
Size: please see inch rulers and text in photo, note some pieces are folded..
These designer exclusive fabric retails anywhere $190-300+/yard.
Most are over $200/yard.
Big enough for small drapery, pillows, small upholstery, bags and many projects!
***Please note some pieces have fold creases which should not affect use***
Condition: NEW Showroom Sample Squares with no issues.
Significant stains and/or damage, if any, will be noted and shown in images.
Fiber, repeat, width, weight, country of origin, WHOLESALE price/yard:
Please see photos.
Note the wholesale price/yard sometimes are from a few years ago,
current price or for similar textile can be 20-40% higher
Our price is way below wholesale and sometimes even production price
No cut sample (3x3") available for these showroom squares or panels
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