Strawberries have appeared on a number of Wedgwood ware items over the years and feature heavily in our pattern books. The first representation of a strawberry motif dates all the way back to the mid-1770s, that is, the early years of Wedgwood. It was during this time a strawberry and leaf motif were hand-enamelled direct onto a Queen’s Ware body to create one of the first strawberry patterns.

Moving into the 1800s, the strawberry patterns in the illustrated pattern books begin to feature gold detailing, most notably on the strawberry leaves. This would become something of a hallmark in future designs.

The 1820s saw our strawberry aesthetics migrate into border designs. These showcased strawberries, strawberry leaves and gilded detailing. Those gold lines run all the way to today as an elegant finishing touch to our teapots and teacups.

Wedgwood designers continued to inject their own creativity into the strawberry motif, evolving flamboyant designs featuring larger motifs and various colours. But the strawberry design always came back to patterns grounded in nature, with leaves and tendrils wandering in an organic manner over and around the perimeter of our wares.