William Morris, Morris & Co, Decoration fabric Strawberry Thief, cotton, etched print, Total: Length: 518 cm; Width: 98 cm; Repeat height: 52 cm; Repeat width: 45 cm, inscribed: REGD Morris Company 2584 F 4, Woven Fabrics, Decoration Fabrics, Flower Ornaments, Plant, Animal, Birds, Animals as Ornament, Strawberry, Art Nouveau, Two pairs of birds amuse themselves between decorative flower tendrils and strawberry plants. While one is content to sing at a large calyx, the other has already picked the ripe berries. William Morris was a co-founder of the Arts and Crafts movement and is regarded as an innovator of English arts and crafts. From 1870 he devoted himself to the design of decorative fabrics, which he had produced in his own workshops using elaborate hand printing techniques.