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The William Morris Spring Thicket Oxford Pillowcase Pair features a design originally created as a wallpaper by John Henry Dearle in 1893, following a symmetrical net repeat pattern with a central clump of tulips set against a background of foliage and flowering hawthorn. Recoloured in rich shades of teal, mineral, pink, and soft yellow, the design is printed onto a 250 thread count cotton sateen base, providing a smooth and lustrous finish. The reverse carries Morris' Borage design in a complementary soft yellow, adding a coordinated detail to both sides of the pillowcase.
Originally designed as a wallpaper by William Morris' chief designer John Henry Dearle in 1893 and housed in the William Morris Gallery archive, the Spring Thicket design follows the same conventions as William Morris' wallpaper ‘Lily and Pomegranate', designed in 1886. Both patterns follow a symmetrical net repeat, with a large central clump of tulips against a background of foliage. The flowering hawthorn in this design unites the overall pattern. Recoloured for bedding in rich shades of teal, mineral, pink and soft yellows and printed onto a luxurious 250 thread count cotton sateen base. Morris' Borage design features on the reverse in a complementary soft yellow shade; the William Morris Gallery archive includes a fragment of the printed cotton by the firm Wardle and Co.
