Willow Bough — William Morris, poster

William Morris's 1887 textile pattern, taken from the Metropolitan Museum's CC0 archive, on archival fine art paper.

Designed at Merton Abbey, Willow Bough is Morris's meditation on the drooping willow — a pattern where the leaf becomes the whole composition. Morris hated industrial machine printing; this pattern is hand-blocked, slow, built for patience. Every repeat is deliberate negotiation between the organic curl of the willow branch and the grid that holds it. The pattern breathes only because Morris refused to let machines dictate the rhythm.

This is reproduced from the Metropolitan Museum's CC0 archive scan at full resolution, printed on archival fine art paper, ready to hang.

THE PRINT

• Available in 15×20 cm / 6×8", 27×35 cm / 11×14", 45×60 cm / 18×24", or 75×100 cm / 30×40", portrait orientation
• Archival giclée on 200gsm Enhanced Matte fine art paper
• Printed to order by our accredited press partner

THE WORK

• Artist: William Morris (1834–1896)
• Year: 1887 (designed at Merton Abbey)
• Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (CC0)
• Source: Met Open Access · high-resolution archival scan

SHIPPING

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