William Morris Strawberry Thief Women’s Socks*The Met Store Online

Art socks inspired by The Met collection.

Make a statement with these stylish socks featuring a detail from Strawberry Thief, William Morris’s British, 1834–1896) iconic pattern registered in 1883 and printed about 1917–23 at Merton Abbey Tapestry Works (British, founded 1881). 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.