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A Pair of Morris Stamps in Warm Red and Rose
Two small shadow box artworks by Laura Bolton, taking Morris's Jasmine and his Strawberry Thief and presenting each as an oversized postage stamp: the pair for a wall that wants warmth and pattern rather than another neutral. No strong statement piece. No cool palette to work around, since both designs sit in soft reds, rose and warm cream. Strawberry Thief is the better known of the two and has a story attached, drawn from the thrushes Morris found stealing fruit in his kitchen garden. Each design is die cut with perforated edges and raised clear of the ground behind it, so the stamp sits proud within the box, and the typography is finished in gold metal leaf. Works in hallways, studies, cloakrooms and kitchens equally.
What the Two Designs Do Together
- One busy, one calm: Strawberry Thief is dense and figurative with its birds and fruit, while Jasmine is an open trailing pattern. Hung together they balance rather than compete.
- Warm reds and rose: A palette that suits cream, warm white and terracotta rooms, where cooler Morris colourways would sit awkwardly.
- Die cut with perforated edges: The scalloped edge is what makes each piece read as a stamp before it reads as a pattern.
- Raised within a shadow box: Each stamp stands clear of the ground behind, so the pair carries genuine relief and its own shadow.
- Gold metal leaf typography: Leaf reflects where printed ink absorbs, so the lettering lifts under a lamp while the pattern stays matt.
- Small and close-range: At 360mm tall these belong on a wall people stand near, where the birds, the perforations and the leaf can all be seen.
Pairing the Artwork in the Room
Warm pattern sits well beside warm timber: the walnut oval wall mirror brings a deeper grain and a soft curved outline to the same or a facing wall, so two small patterned rectangles gain a plain organic counterweight without any cooling of the palette. The reds and rose work against cream, warm white, chalk, greige and terracotta, and sit comfortably with oak, rattan, aged brass and worn leather. For layering warm tones so a room feels collected rather than decorated, our guide to neutral bedroom ideas covers the approach.
The Story Behind Strawberry Thief
Most patterns are just patterns. This one has an origin, and it is a good one: Morris took the design from the thrushes he found stealing fruit in the kitchen garden at his house in Oxfordshire, and rather than being annoyed about it he drew them mid-theft. That is what the birds in the pattern are doing, strawberry in beak, which is the sort of detail that gets missed entirely on a curtain and becomes obvious once the design is blown up to fill a frame. It also made the design difficult to produce. Getting those colours to sit correctly took Morris a great deal of trouble, and Strawberry Thief went on to become the best known thing he ever made.
Jasmine, the other half of the pair, is the quieter design and the older one. It is an open trailing pattern with no figures in it at all, built from stems and small flowers rather than incident, and it does the job of balancing its neighbour. That contrast is the reason the two are worth hanging together: one is busy and narrative, the other is calm and structural, and a pair made of two dense patterns or two quiet ones would be far less interesting than this.
Each frame measures 360 mm tall by 305 mm wide and 30 mm deep, glazed in a white frame on hinge hanger fixings, with a combined weight of 1.5 kg. Both designs are die cut with the perforated edge intact and raised clear of the ground behind them, so each stamp casts its own shadow within the box, and the typography is finished in gold metal leaf. For warm timber and a change of shape nearby, the Walnut Wooden Oval Wall Mirror gives the pair a plain curved counterweight.
What the Pair Brings to a Wall
- A design with a story. Strawberry Thief comes from thrushes raiding Morris's kitchen garden, and the birds are in the pattern with the fruit.
- Balance between the two. One dense and figurative, one open and structural, so the pair holds interest without competing with itself.
- Warm reds and rose. A palette for cream, warm white and terracotta rooms rather than cool grey ones.
- Die cut and raised. Perforated edges and real relief within the shadow box, so each stamp sits proud and casts a shadow.
- Gold leaf lettering. Metal leaf that catches light where the printed pattern beside it does not.
- Light and simple to hang. 1.5 kg for the pair, on hinge hangers that sit each frame flat and square.
Why These Two Work as a Pair
Pairs of patterns usually go wrong in the same way. Two designs of similar density hung together read as wallpaper samples, and the eye has nowhere to rest between them. These two avoid that because they were never doing the same job. Strawberry Thief is a figurative design, built around birds and fruit with something happening in it, and it holds attention. Jasmine has no incident at all, only stems and small flowers repeating across the ground, and it gives the eye somewhere quiet to go. Hung side by side you look at one and rest on the other, which is why a busy design and a calm one make a better pair than two of either.
Where to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room
In a hallway or on a landing, where people pass close enough to spot the birds. Above a desk in a study, at the distance small work deserves. In a cloakroom, the traditional home for artwork worth examining. On a narrow return or in an alcove where the modest size suits a wall a larger piece could not use. Side by side or stacked in a kitchen near open shelving. The reds and rose work against cream, warm white, chalk, greige and terracotta.
The Practical Details Before You Buy
- Hang them close together. Keep the gap between the frames narrower than one frame is wide, or the pair stops reading as a set. Side by side, align the centres rather than the tops; stacked, line up the left and right edges exactly.
- Hinge hanger fixings. Each frame carries its own, so each needs its own wall fixing. At 1.5 kg for the pair the load is light, so a wall plug and screw into masonry, or a suitable plasterboard fixing, is enough for each.
- Hang them where they will be read. At 360mm tall the detail is the whole point, so choose a wall people stand near rather than one seen from across a room.
- Clean the glass, not the artwork. Dust the frames with a dry, soft cloth and dampen a cloth away from the pieces for the glazing. Never spray anything at a framed picture, since liquid can run behind the glass and reach the gold leaf.
Delivery
| Service | Timescale | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3-5 working days | Free |
| Next working day | Order before 4pm | £5.95 |
UK mainland only. Orders placed on weekends or bank holidays are dispatched the next working day.
We are unable to deliver to Northern Ireland, the Scottish Isles, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Man, or the Isles of Scilly. Full delivery information.
Returns
28-day returns policy. Contact us within 28 days of receipt if you are not happy with your order.
Items must be returned unused and in their original packaging. Our UK-based team will guide you through the process. Full returns information.
FAQs: William Morris Stamp Artwork Pair in Red.
Two. The WA995 is a pair of shadow box artworks designed to hang together, each measuring 360mm tall by 305mm wide. Hung side by side with a narrow gap, the two span roughly 650mm of wall.
Jasmine and Strawberry Thief. The WA995 pairs an open trailing pattern of stems and small flowers with Morris's best known design, the one built around birds stealing fruit, so the two balance rather than repeat each other.
Morris took the design from thrushes he found stealing fruit in the kitchen garden at his house in Oxfordshire, and drew them mid-theft with strawberries in their beaks. On a curtain that detail is easy to miss entirely, which is part of why the WA995 works: enlarged to stamp scale, the birds become the first thing you notice.
By doing different jobs. Strawberry Thief is dense and figurative and holds attention, while Jasmine has no incident in it at all and gives the eye somewhere quiet to rest. Two patterns of similar density hung together tend to read as wallpaper samples, and the WA995 avoids that.
Soft reds, rose and warm cream throughout. That makes the WA995 a better fit for cream, warm white and terracotta rooms than a cooler Morris colourway would be, and it sits comfortably with oak, rattan, aged brass and worn leather.
Because the scale reverses how these patterns are normally seen. A stamp is tiny and rarely examined, so blowing one up to fill a frame turns overlooked detail into the point. On the WA995 the die cut perforated edge is what the eye reads first, before the pattern itself.
Yes. Each stamp in the WA995 is die cut and lifted clear of the ground behind it within a shadow box, so it casts a real shadow around the scalloped edge rather than relying on printed shading to suggest depth.
Keep the gap narrower than one frame is wide, or the WA995 stops reading as a pair. Side by side, align the centres of the two rather than the tops. Stacked, line up the left and right edges exactly, since a vertical pair shows any drift down the side.
Dust the frames of the WA995 with a dry, soft cloth. For the glass, dampen a cloth away from the pieces and wipe. Never spray anything directly at a framed picture, since liquid can run behind the glazing and reach the gold leaf beneath.
Format: a pair of shadow box artworks. Dimensions: 360 mm (H) x 305 mm (W) x 30 mm (D) per frame. Artist: Laura Bolton, after William Morris designs Jasmine and Strawberry Thief. Construction: die cut with perforated edges, raised within a shadow box, gold metal leaf typography. Frame colour: white. Materials: MDF, glass, paper. Hanging orientation: portrait. Fixing: hinge hanger. Weight: 1.5 kg.
Pattern in Small Doses
Two small framed patterns are an easier way to use Morris than a wall of paper, so keep them close together, hang them where people stand rather than sit, and let the wall around them stay plain. A lamp off to one side will catch the gold leaf better than daylight straight ahead. For warm-toned rooms and small spaces:
Overview
A Pair of Morris Stamps in Warm Red and Rose
Two small shadow box artworks by Laura Bolton, taking Morris's Jasmine and his Strawberry Thief and presenting each as an oversized postage stamp: the pair for a wall that wants warmth and pattern rather than another neutral. No strong statement piece. No cool palette to work around, since both designs sit in soft reds, rose and warm cream. Strawberry Thief is the better known of the two and has a story attached, drawn from the thrushes Morris found stealing fruit in his kitchen garden. Each design is die cut with perforated edges and raised clear of the ground behind it, so the stamp sits proud within the box, and the typography is finished in gold metal leaf. Works in hallways, studies, cloakrooms and kitchens equally.
What the Two Designs Do Together
- One busy, one calm: Strawberry Thief is dense and figurative with its birds and fruit, while Jasmine is an open trailing pattern. Hung together they balance rather than compete.
- Warm reds and rose: A palette that suits cream, warm white and terracotta rooms, where cooler Morris colourways would sit awkwardly.
- Die cut with perforated edges: The scalloped edge is what makes each piece read as a stamp before it reads as a pattern.
- Raised within a shadow box: Each stamp stands clear of the ground behind, so the pair carries genuine relief and its own shadow.
- Gold metal leaf typography: Leaf reflects where printed ink absorbs, so the lettering lifts under a lamp while the pattern stays matt.
- Small and close-range: At 360mm tall these belong on a wall people stand near, where the birds, the perforations and the leaf can all be seen.
Pairing the Artwork in the Room
Warm pattern sits well beside warm timber: the walnut oval wall mirror brings a deeper grain and a soft curved outline to the same or a facing wall, so two small patterned rectangles gain a plain organic counterweight without any cooling of the palette. The reds and rose work against cream, warm white, chalk, greige and terracotta, and sit comfortably with oak, rattan, aged brass and worn leather. For layering warm tones so a room feels collected rather than decorated, our guide to neutral bedroom ideas covers the approach.
Description
The Story Behind Strawberry Thief
Most patterns are just patterns. This one has an origin, and it is a good one: Morris took the design from the thrushes he found stealing fruit in the kitchen garden at his house in Oxfordshire, and rather than being annoyed about it he drew them mid-theft. That is what the birds in the pattern are doing, strawberry in beak, which is the sort of detail that gets missed entirely on a curtain and becomes obvious once the design is blown up to fill a frame. It also made the design difficult to produce. Getting those colours to sit correctly took Morris a great deal of trouble, and Strawberry Thief went on to become the best known thing he ever made.
Jasmine, the other half of the pair, is the quieter design and the older one. It is an open trailing pattern with no figures in it at all, built from stems and small flowers rather than incident, and it does the job of balancing its neighbour. That contrast is the reason the two are worth hanging together: one is busy and narrative, the other is calm and structural, and a pair made of two dense patterns or two quiet ones would be far less interesting than this.
Each frame measures 360 mm tall by 305 mm wide and 30 mm deep, glazed in a white frame on hinge hanger fixings, with a combined weight of 1.5 kg. Both designs are die cut with the perforated edge intact and raised clear of the ground behind them, so each stamp casts its own shadow within the box, and the typography is finished in gold metal leaf. For warm timber and a change of shape nearby, the Walnut Wooden Oval Wall Mirror gives the pair a plain curved counterweight.
What the Pair Brings to a Wall
- A design with a story. Strawberry Thief comes from thrushes raiding Morris's kitchen garden, and the birds are in the pattern with the fruit.
- Balance between the two. One dense and figurative, one open and structural, so the pair holds interest without competing with itself.
- Warm reds and rose. A palette for cream, warm white and terracotta rooms rather than cool grey ones.
- Die cut and raised. Perforated edges and real relief within the shadow box, so each stamp sits proud and casts a shadow.
- Gold leaf lettering. Metal leaf that catches light where the printed pattern beside it does not.
- Light and simple to hang. 1.5 kg for the pair, on hinge hangers that sit each frame flat and square.
Why These Two Work as a Pair
Pairs of patterns usually go wrong in the same way. Two designs of similar density hung together read as wallpaper samples, and the eye has nowhere to rest between them. These two avoid that because they were never doing the same job. Strawberry Thief is a figurative design, built around birds and fruit with something happening in it, and it holds attention. Jasmine has no incident at all, only stems and small flowers repeating across the ground, and it gives the eye somewhere quiet to go. Hung side by side you look at one and rest on the other, which is why a busy design and a calm one make a better pair than two of either.
Where to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room
In a hallway or on a landing, where people pass close enough to spot the birds. Above a desk in a study, at the distance small work deserves. In a cloakroom, the traditional home for artwork worth examining. On a narrow return or in an alcove where the modest size suits a wall a larger piece could not use. Side by side or stacked in a kitchen near open shelving. The reds and rose work against cream, warm white, chalk, greige and terracotta.
The Practical Details Before You Buy
- Hang them close together. Keep the gap between the frames narrower than one frame is wide, or the pair stops reading as a set. Side by side, align the centres rather than the tops; stacked, line up the left and right edges exactly.
- Hinge hanger fixings. Each frame carries its own, so each needs its own wall fixing. At 1.5 kg for the pair the load is light, so a wall plug and screw into masonry, or a suitable plasterboard fixing, is enough for each.
- Hang them where they will be read. At 360mm tall the detail is the whole point, so choose a wall people stand near rather than one seen from across a room.
- Clean the glass, not the artwork. Dust the frames with a dry, soft cloth and dampen a cloth away from the pieces for the glazing. Never spray anything at a framed picture, since liquid can run behind the glass and reach the gold leaf.
Specifications
Delivery & Returns
Delivery
| Service | Timescale | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3-5 working days | Free |
| Next working day | Order before 4pm | £5.95 |
UK mainland only. Orders placed on weekends or bank holidays are dispatched the next working day.
We are unable to deliver to Northern Ireland, the Scottish Isles, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Man, or the Isles of Scilly. Full delivery information.
Returns
28-day returns policy. Contact us within 28 days of receipt if you are not happy with your order.
Items must be returned unused and in their original packaging. Our UK-based team will guide you through the process. Full returns information.
FAQs
FAQs: William Morris Stamp Artwork Pair in Red.
Two. The WA995 is a pair of shadow box artworks designed to hang together, each measuring 360mm tall by 305mm wide. Hung side by side with a narrow gap, the two span roughly 650mm of wall.
Jasmine and Strawberry Thief. The WA995 pairs an open trailing pattern of stems and small flowers with Morris's best known design, the one built around birds stealing fruit, so the two balance rather than repeat each other.
Morris took the design from thrushes he found stealing fruit in the kitchen garden at his house in Oxfordshire, and drew them mid-theft with strawberries in their beaks. On a curtain that detail is easy to miss entirely, which is part of why the WA995 works: enlarged to stamp scale, the birds become the first thing you notice.
By doing different jobs. Strawberry Thief is dense and figurative and holds attention, while Jasmine has no incident in it at all and gives the eye somewhere quiet to rest. Two patterns of similar density hung together tend to read as wallpaper samples, and the WA995 avoids that.
Soft reds, rose and warm cream throughout. That makes the WA995 a better fit for cream, warm white and terracotta rooms than a cooler Morris colourway would be, and it sits comfortably with oak, rattan, aged brass and worn leather.
Because the scale reverses how these patterns are normally seen. A stamp is tiny and rarely examined, so blowing one up to fill a frame turns overlooked detail into the point. On the WA995 the die cut perforated edge is what the eye reads first, before the pattern itself.
Yes. Each stamp in the WA995 is die cut and lifted clear of the ground behind it within a shadow box, so it casts a real shadow around the scalloped edge rather than relying on printed shading to suggest depth.
Keep the gap narrower than one frame is wide, or the WA995 stops reading as a pair. Side by side, align the centres of the two rather than the tops. Stacked, line up the left and right edges exactly, since a vertical pair shows any drift down the side.
Dust the frames of the WA995 with a dry, soft cloth. For the glass, dampen a cloth away from the pieces and wipe. Never spray anything directly at a framed picture, since liquid can run behind the glazing and reach the gold leaf beneath.
Format: a pair of shadow box artworks. Dimensions: 360 mm (H) x 305 mm (W) x 30 mm (D) per frame. Artist: Laura Bolton, after William Morris designs Jasmine and Strawberry Thief. Construction: die cut with perforated edges, raised within a shadow box, gold metal leaf typography. Frame colour: white. Materials: MDF, glass, paper. Hanging orientation: portrait. Fixing: hinge hanger. Weight: 1.5 kg.
Knowledge Hub
Pattern in Small Doses
Two small framed patterns are an easier way to use Morris than a wall of paper, so keep them close together, hang them where people stand rather than sit, and let the wall around them stay plain. A lamp off to one side will catch the gold leaf better than daylight straight ahead. For warm-toned rooms and small spaces:
William Morris Jasmine & Strawberry Thief Wall Art Set
Overview
Description
Specifications
Delivery & Returns
FAQs
Knowledge Hub
A Pair of Morris Stamps in Warm Red and Rose
Two small shadow box artworks by Laura Bolton, taking Morris's Jasmine and his Strawberry Thief and presenting each as an oversized postage stamp: the pair for a wall that wants warmth and pattern rather than another neutral. No strong statement piece. No cool palette to work around, since both designs sit in soft reds, rose and warm cream. Strawberry Thief is the better known of the two and has a story attached, drawn from the thrushes Morris found stealing fruit in his kitchen garden. Each design is die cut with perforated edges and raised clear of the ground behind it, so the stamp sits proud within the box, and the typography is finished in gold metal leaf. Works in hallways, studies, cloakrooms and kitchens equally.
What the Two Designs Do Together
- One busy, one calm: Strawberry Thief is dense and figurative with its birds and fruit, while Jasmine is an open trailing pattern. Hung together they balance rather than compete.
- Warm reds and rose: A palette that suits cream, warm white and terracotta rooms, where cooler Morris colourways would sit awkwardly.
- Die cut with perforated edges: The scalloped edge is what makes each piece read as a stamp before it reads as a pattern.
- Raised within a shadow box: Each stamp stands clear of the ground behind, so the pair carries genuine relief and its own shadow.
- Gold metal leaf typography: Leaf reflects where printed ink absorbs, so the lettering lifts under a lamp while the pattern stays matt.
- Small and close-range: At 360mm tall these belong on a wall people stand near, where the birds, the perforations and the leaf can all be seen.
Pairing the Artwork in the Room
Warm pattern sits well beside warm timber: the walnut oval wall mirror brings a deeper grain and a soft curved outline to the same or a facing wall, so two small patterned rectangles gain a plain organic counterweight without any cooling of the palette. The reds and rose work against cream, warm white, chalk, greige and terracotta, and sit comfortably with oak, rattan, aged brass and worn leather. For layering warm tones so a room feels collected rather than decorated, our guide to neutral bedroom ideas covers the approach.
The Story Behind Strawberry Thief
Most patterns are just patterns. This one has an origin, and it is a good one: Morris took the design from the thrushes he found stealing fruit in the kitchen garden at his house in Oxfordshire, and rather than being annoyed about it he drew them mid-theft. That is what the birds in the pattern are doing, strawberry in beak, which is the sort of detail that gets missed entirely on a curtain and becomes obvious once the design is blown up to fill a frame. It also made the design difficult to produce. Getting those colours to sit correctly took Morris a great deal of trouble, and Strawberry Thief went on to become the best known thing he ever made.
Jasmine, the other half of the pair, is the quieter design and the older one. It is an open trailing pattern with no figures in it at all, built from stems and small flowers rather than incident, and it does the job of balancing its neighbour. That contrast is the reason the two are worth hanging together: one is busy and narrative, the other is calm and structural, and a pair made of two dense patterns or two quiet ones would be far less interesting than this.
Each frame measures 360 mm tall by 305 mm wide and 30 mm deep, glazed in a white frame on hinge hanger fixings, with a combined weight of 1.5 kg. Both designs are die cut with the perforated edge intact and raised clear of the ground behind them, so each stamp casts its own shadow within the box, and the typography is finished in gold metal leaf. For warm timber and a change of shape nearby, the Walnut Wooden Oval Wall Mirror gives the pair a plain curved counterweight.
What the Pair Brings to a Wall
- A design with a story. Strawberry Thief comes from thrushes raiding Morris's kitchen garden, and the birds are in the pattern with the fruit.
- Balance between the two. One dense and figurative, one open and structural, so the pair holds interest without competing with itself.
- Warm reds and rose. A palette for cream, warm white and terracotta rooms rather than cool grey ones.
- Die cut and raised. Perforated edges and real relief within the shadow box, so each stamp sits proud and casts a shadow.
- Gold leaf lettering. Metal leaf that catches light where the printed pattern beside it does not.
- Light and simple to hang. 1.5 kg for the pair, on hinge hangers that sit each frame flat and square.
Why These Two Work as a Pair
Pairs of patterns usually go wrong in the same way. Two designs of similar density hung together read as wallpaper samples, and the eye has nowhere to rest between them. These two avoid that because they were never doing the same job. Strawberry Thief is a figurative design, built around birds and fruit with something happening in it, and it holds attention. Jasmine has no incident at all, only stems and small flowers repeating across the ground, and it gives the eye somewhere quiet to go. Hung side by side you look at one and rest on the other, which is why a busy design and a calm one make a better pair than two of either.
Where to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room
In a hallway or on a landing, where people pass close enough to spot the birds. Above a desk in a study, at the distance small work deserves. In a cloakroom, the traditional home for artwork worth examining. On a narrow return or in an alcove where the modest size suits a wall a larger piece could not use. Side by side or stacked in a kitchen near open shelving. The reds and rose work against cream, warm white, chalk, greige and terracotta.
The Practical Details Before You Buy
- Hang them close together. Keep the gap between the frames narrower than one frame is wide, or the pair stops reading as a set. Side by side, align the centres rather than the tops; stacked, line up the left and right edges exactly.
- Hinge hanger fixings. Each frame carries its own, so each needs its own wall fixing. At 1.5 kg for the pair the load is light, so a wall plug and screw into masonry, or a suitable plasterboard fixing, is enough for each.
- Hang them where they will be read. At 360mm tall the detail is the whole point, so choose a wall people stand near rather than one seen from across a room.
- Clean the glass, not the artwork. Dust the frames with a dry, soft cloth and dampen a cloth away from the pieces for the glazing. Never spray anything at a framed picture, since liquid can run behind the glass and reach the gold leaf.
Delivery
| Service | Timescale | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 3-5 working days | Free |
| Next working day | Order before 4pm | £5.95 |
UK mainland only. Orders placed on weekends or bank holidays are dispatched the next working day.
We are unable to deliver to Northern Ireland, the Scottish Isles, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Man, or the Isles of Scilly. Full delivery information.
Returns
28-day returns policy. Contact us within 28 days of receipt if you are not happy with your order.
Items must be returned unused and in their original packaging. Our UK-based team will guide you through the process. Full returns information.
FAQs: William Morris Stamp Artwork Pair in Red.
Two. The WA995 is a pair of shadow box artworks designed to hang together, each measuring 360mm tall by 305mm wide. Hung side by side with a narrow gap, the two span roughly 650mm of wall.
Jasmine and Strawberry Thief. The WA995 pairs an open trailing pattern of stems and small flowers with Morris's best known design, the one built around birds stealing fruit, so the two balance rather than repeat each other.
Morris took the design from thrushes he found stealing fruit in the kitchen garden at his house in Oxfordshire, and drew them mid-theft with strawberries in their beaks. On a curtain that detail is easy to miss entirely, which is part of why the WA995 works: enlarged to stamp scale, the birds become the first thing you notice.
By doing different jobs. Strawberry Thief is dense and figurative and holds attention, while Jasmine has no incident in it at all and gives the eye somewhere quiet to rest. Two patterns of similar density hung together tend to read as wallpaper samples, and the WA995 avoids that.
Soft reds, rose and warm cream throughout. That makes the WA995 a better fit for cream, warm white and terracotta rooms than a cooler Morris colourway would be, and it sits comfortably with oak, rattan, aged brass and worn leather.
Because the scale reverses how these patterns are normally seen. A stamp is tiny and rarely examined, so blowing one up to fill a frame turns overlooked detail into the point. On the WA995 the die cut perforated edge is what the eye reads first, before the pattern itself.
Yes. Each stamp in the WA995 is die cut and lifted clear of the ground behind it within a shadow box, so it casts a real shadow around the scalloped edge rather than relying on printed shading to suggest depth.
Keep the gap narrower than one frame is wide, or the WA995 stops reading as a pair. Side by side, align the centres of the two rather than the tops. Stacked, line up the left and right edges exactly, since a vertical pair shows any drift down the side.
Dust the frames of the WA995 with a dry, soft cloth. For the glass, dampen a cloth away from the pieces and wipe. Never spray anything directly at a framed picture, since liquid can run behind the glazing and reach the gold leaf beneath.
Format: a pair of shadow box artworks. Dimensions: 360 mm (H) x 305 mm (W) x 30 mm (D) per frame. Artist: Laura Bolton, after William Morris designs Jasmine and Strawberry Thief. Construction: die cut with perforated edges, raised within a shadow box, gold metal leaf typography. Frame colour: white. Materials: MDF, glass, paper. Hanging orientation: portrait. Fixing: hinge hanger. Weight: 1.5 kg.
Pattern in Small Doses
Two small framed patterns are an easier way to use Morris than a wall of paper, so keep them close together, hang them where people stand rather than sit, and let the wall around them stay plain. A lamp off to one side will catch the gold leaf better than daylight straight ahead. For warm-toned rooms and small spaces:
Overview
A Pair of Morris Stamps in Warm Red and Rose
Two small shadow box artworks by Laura Bolton, taking Morris's Jasmine and his Strawberry Thief and presenting each as an oversized postage stamp: the pair for a wall that wants warmth and pattern rather than another neutral. No strong statement piece. No cool palette to work around, since both designs sit in soft reds, rose and warm cream. Strawberry Thief is the better known of the two and has a story attached, drawn from the thrushes Morris found stealing fruit in his kitchen garden. Each design is die cut with perforated edges and raised clear of the ground behind it, so the stamp sits proud within the box, and the typography is finished in gold metal leaf. Works in hallways, studies, cloakrooms and kitchens equally.
What the Two Designs Do Together
- One busy, one calm: Strawberry Thief is dense and figurative with its birds and fruit, while Jasmine is an open trailing pattern. Hung together they balance rather than compete.
- Warm reds and rose: A palette that suits cream, warm white and terracotta rooms, where cooler Morris colourways would sit awkwardly.
- Die cut with perforated edges: The scalloped edge is what makes each piece read as a stamp before it reads as a pattern.
- Raised within a shadow box: Each stamp stands clear of the ground behind, so the pair carries genuine relief and its own shadow.
- Gold metal leaf typography: Leaf reflects where printed ink absorbs, so the lettering lifts under a lamp while the pattern stays matt.
- Small and close-range: At 360mm tall these belong on a wall people stand near, where the birds, the perforations and the leaf can all be seen.
Pairing the Artwork in the Room
Warm pattern sits well beside warm timber: the walnut oval wall mirror brings a deeper grain and a soft curved outline to the same or a facing wall, so two small patterned rectangles gain a plain organic counterweight without any cooling of the palette. The reds and rose work against cream, warm white, chalk, greige and terracotta, and sit comfortably with oak, rattan, aged brass and worn leather. For layering warm tones so a room feels collected rather than decorated, our guide to neutral bedroom ideas covers the approach.
Description
The Story Behind Strawberry Thief
Most patterns are just patterns. This one has an origin, and it is a good one: Morris took the design from the thrushes he found stealing fruit in the kitchen garden at his house in Oxfordshire, and rather than being annoyed about it he drew them mid-theft. That is what the birds in the pattern are doing, strawberry in beak, which is the sort of detail that gets missed entirely on a curtain and becomes obvious once the design is blown up to fill a frame. It also made the design difficult to produce. Getting those colours to sit correctly took Morris a great deal of trouble, and Strawberry Thief went on to become the best known thing he ever made.
Jasmine, the other half of the pair, is the quieter design and the older one. It is an open trailing pattern with no figures in it at all, built from stems and small flowers rather than incident, and it does the job of balancing its neighbour. That contrast is the reason the two are worth hanging together: one is busy and narrative, the other is calm and structural, and a pair made of two dense patterns or two quiet ones would be far less interesting than this.
Each frame measures 360 mm tall by 305 mm wide and 30 mm deep, glazed in a white frame on hinge hanger fixings, with a combined weight of 1.5 kg. Both designs are die cut with the perforated edge intact and raised clear of the ground behind them, so each stamp casts its own shadow within the box, and the typography is finished in gold metal leaf. For warm timber and a change of shape nearby, the Walnut Wooden Oval Wall Mirror gives the pair a plain curved counterweight.
What the Pair Brings to a Wall
- A design with a story. Strawberry Thief comes from thrushes raiding Morris's kitchen garden, and the birds are in the pattern with the fruit.
- Balance between the two. One dense and figurative, one open and structural, so the pair holds interest without competing with itself.
- Warm reds and rose. A palette for cream, warm white and terracotta rooms rather than cool grey ones.
- Die cut and raised. Perforated edges and real relief within the shadow box, so each stamp sits proud and casts a shadow.
- Gold leaf lettering. Metal leaf that catches light where the printed pattern beside it does not.
- Light and simple to hang. 1.5 kg for the pair, on hinge hangers that sit each frame flat and square.
Why These Two Work as a Pair
Pairs of patterns usually go wrong in the same way. Two designs of similar density hung together read as wallpaper samples, and the eye has nowhere to rest between them. These two avoid that because they were never doing the same job. Strawberry Thief is a figurative design, built around birds and fruit with something happening in it, and it holds attention. Jasmine has no incident at all, only stems and small flowers repeating across the ground, and it gives the eye somewhere quiet to go. Hung side by side you look at one and rest on the other, which is why a busy design and a calm one make a better pair than two of either.
Where to Put It and What It Will Do to the Room
In a hallway or on a landing, where people pass close enough to spot the birds. Above a desk in a study, at the distance small work deserves. In a cloakroom, the traditional home for artwork worth examining. On a narrow return or in an alcove where the modest size suits a wall a larger piece could not use. Side by side or stacked in a kitchen near open shelving. The reds and rose work against cream, warm white, chalk, greige and terracotta.
The Practical Details Before You Buy
- Hang them close together. Keep the gap between the frames narrower than one frame is wide, or the pair stops reading as a set. Side by side, align the centres rather than the tops; stacked, line up the left and right edges exactly.
- Hinge hanger fixings. Each frame carries its own, so each needs its own wall fixing. At 1.5 kg for the pair the load is light, so a wall plug and screw into masonry, or a suitable plasterboard fixing, is enough for each.
- Hang them where they will be read. At 360mm tall the detail is the whole point, so choose a wall people stand near rather than one seen from across a room.
- Clean the glass, not the artwork. Dust the frames with a dry, soft cloth and dampen a cloth away from the pieces for the glazing. Never spray anything at a framed picture, since liquid can run behind the glass and reach the gold leaf.
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FAQs
FAQs: William Morris Stamp Artwork Pair in Red.
Two. The WA995 is a pair of shadow box artworks designed to hang together, each measuring 360mm tall by 305mm wide. Hung side by side with a narrow gap, the two span roughly 650mm of wall.
Jasmine and Strawberry Thief. The WA995 pairs an open trailing pattern of stems and small flowers with Morris's best known design, the one built around birds stealing fruit, so the two balance rather than repeat each other.
Morris took the design from thrushes he found stealing fruit in the kitchen garden at his house in Oxfordshire, and drew them mid-theft with strawberries in their beaks. On a curtain that detail is easy to miss entirely, which is part of why the WA995 works: enlarged to stamp scale, the birds become the first thing you notice.
By doing different jobs. Strawberry Thief is dense and figurative and holds attention, while Jasmine has no incident in it at all and gives the eye somewhere quiet to rest. Two patterns of similar density hung together tend to read as wallpaper samples, and the WA995 avoids that.
Soft reds, rose and warm cream throughout. That makes the WA995 a better fit for cream, warm white and terracotta rooms than a cooler Morris colourway would be, and it sits comfortably with oak, rattan, aged brass and worn leather.
Because the scale reverses how these patterns are normally seen. A stamp is tiny and rarely examined, so blowing one up to fill a frame turns overlooked detail into the point. On the WA995 the die cut perforated edge is what the eye reads first, before the pattern itself.
Yes. Each stamp in the WA995 is die cut and lifted clear of the ground behind it within a shadow box, so it casts a real shadow around the scalloped edge rather than relying on printed shading to suggest depth.
Keep the gap narrower than one frame is wide, or the WA995 stops reading as a pair. Side by side, align the centres of the two rather than the tops. Stacked, line up the left and right edges exactly, since a vertical pair shows any drift down the side.
Dust the frames of the WA995 with a dry, soft cloth. For the glass, dampen a cloth away from the pieces and wipe. Never spray anything directly at a framed picture, since liquid can run behind the glazing and reach the gold leaf beneath.
Format: a pair of shadow box artworks. Dimensions: 360 mm (H) x 305 mm (W) x 30 mm (D) per frame. Artist: Laura Bolton, after William Morris designs Jasmine and Strawberry Thief. Construction: die cut with perforated edges, raised within a shadow box, gold metal leaf typography. Frame colour: white. Materials: MDF, glass, paper. Hanging orientation: portrait. Fixing: hinge hanger. Weight: 1.5 kg.
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Two small framed patterns are an easier way to use Morris than a wall of paper, so keep them close together, hang them where people stand rather than sit, and let the wall around them stay plain. A lamp off to one side will catch the gold leaf better than daylight straight ahead. For warm-toned rooms and small spaces:
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