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Strawberry Thief

William Morris, Design 1883, made 1883–1917

1.25 m × 2.83 m

It would not fit through your front door. Stood on end it is 1.7 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 2.83 m
Width: 1.25 m
Medium: Cotton; plain weave, block printed, wool trim with tassels
Kind: Textile
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: 283 × 106 cm (111 1/2 × 41 3/4 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 1.06 m × 2.83 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Purchased with funds provided by John H. Bryan, Hope McCormick, and Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation; and the Textile Society

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 1.25 m × 2.83 m. It would not fit through your front door. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made Design 1883, made 1883–1917. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Purchased with funds provided by John H. Bryan, Hope McCormick, and Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation; and the Textile Society.
How was it made?: Cotton; plain weave, block printed, wool trim with tassels, Arts and Crafts Movement.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.