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William Morris and Morris & Company

Strawberry Thief

1883

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Strawberry Thief

William Morris and Morris & Company

Strawberry Thief

Strawberry Thief

1883

Physical Qualities Cotton, 17 1/2 × 16 1/2 in. (44.5 × 41.9 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dena S. Katzenberg, Baltimore
Object Number 1993.489b
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1993; Dena Katzenberg, Baltimore, MD

Inscribed: Printed by hand in black ink on a cotton tag sewn to the front lower left: 'CORBETT PRICE LOAN'

Designer

William Morris

English, 1834-1896

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Manufacturer

Morris & Company

1875-1940; working at Merton Abbey, 1881-1940

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