Willow Botanical Art Print by William Morris (1870s)

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Willow by William Morris

Bring a garden-inspired design into your home with this reproduction of William Morris’s Willow, listed as a design from the 1870s. Its foliage theme connects botanical artwork with the decorative tradition of Arts and Crafts, making it a thoughtful choice for a study, bedroom or collection of Morris prints. Choose it as an individual feature or use it to develop a gallery around your enjoyment of historic pattern design.

About the design

Rather than presenting a plant as a scientific identification study, Willow invites you to enjoy foliage as a source of ornament. It offers a connection between the natural world and the objects and designs we choose for our everyday surroundings. This product reproduces the design on art paper for wall display; it is not wallpaper, fabric or an original nineteenth-century printed object. The listed decade is retained without substituting another pattern title or an unverified exact date.

A restful reading corner

Imagine placing the print beside a bookshelf and a comfortable chair, with warm wooden furniture, softly textured cushions and simple ceramics nearby. Its botanical theme can give the space a garden connection without requiring every accessory to follow a floral motif. The recorded green and beige palette provides a restrained starting point for coordinating neighbouring artwork and smaller decorative details.

A smaller format can join an established arrangement of illustrations, while a larger print gives the Morris design a more prominent place. Combine it with Anemone and Pomegranate to follow the artist’s plant-inspired subjects, then introduce Bird for a wildlife connection within the same gallery. Consider your available wall space and usual viewing distance when selecting a size. It also offers a personal gift idea for someone who appreciates Morris, gardening or decorative design.

Paper, printing and finish

This reproduction is produced using giclée printing on 200gsm matte art paper. Select a print-only version if you would like to use your own frame, or choose a framed option with a black frame and white mount. Three paper sizes provide flexibility for a single feature or a grouped pattern gallery, with print-only and framed choices available at each size.

Choose your size

• Small: 11 × 14 in, available as a print only or framed.
• Medium: 12 × 16 in, available as a print only or framed.
• Large: 18 × 24 in, available as a print only or framed.
• Framed options include a black frame and white mount. Select your preferred size and finish above.

Pair it with

Build a Morris pattern gallery with William Morris’s Anemone (1876) and William Morris’s Pomegranate (1870s). Add William Morris’s Bird (1878) to bring a wildlife subject into the plant-inspired arrangement.

Explore more William Morris artwork

Discover complementary designs in our William Morris prints collection, and read The Radical Vision of William Morris to explore the artist’s approach to decorative design.