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The Aylmer

Wallpaper
ca. 1896 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'The Aylmer' wallpaper, a repeating pattern of a stems with large green acanthus leaves and white and blue flowers facing to the left, interspersed with smaller foliage with (?)purple berries, on a pale ground; Colour machine print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Aylmer (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour machine print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of 'The Aylmer' wallpaper, a repeating pattern of a stems with large green acanthus leaves and white and blue flowers facing to the left, interspersed with smaller foliage with (?)purple berries, on a pale ground; Colour machine print, on paper; Designed by C. F. A. Voysey; Produced by Essex & Co.; England; ca. 1896.
Physical description
Portion of 'The Aylmer' wallpaper, a repeating pattern of a stems with large green acanthus leaves and white and blue flowers facing to the left, interspersed with smaller foliage with (?)purple berries, on a pale ground; Colour machine print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 71.8cm
  • Portion width: 47cm
Dimensions from: Oman, Charles C. and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Credit line
Given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd
Object history
Given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Oman, Charles C. and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1953
  • Pevsner, Nikolaus et al. Art Nouveau, London : Arts Council, 1965 95
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.266-1953

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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