Jasmine

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Artist/Maker	Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer) Morris & Co. (publisher) Morris, William (designer)
Place of origin	England (made)

'Jasmine' wallpaper, an all-over pattern of hawthorn leaves, blossoms and branches on a disguised vertical meander. A scrolling tracery of jasmine providing the foreground; Block-printed in distemper colours, on paper.

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Categories	Wall Coverings Prints
Object type	Wallpaper
Title	Jasmine (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	block-printed in distemper colours, on paper Distemper Block Printing
Brief description	Specimen of 'Jasmine' wallpaper, an all-over pattern of hawthorn leaves, blossoms and branches on a disguised vertical meander. A scrolling tracery of jasmine providing the foreground; Block-printed in distemper colours, on paper; Designed by William Morris; Printed by Jeffrey & Co. for Morris Marshall, Faulkner & Co.; England; First issued 1872.
Physical description	'Jasmine' wallpaper, an all-over pattern of hawthorn leaves, blossoms and branches on a disguised vertical meander. A scrolling tracery of jasmine providing the foreground; Block-printed in distemper colours, on paper.
Dimensions	Height: 68.6cm Width: 50cm
Style	Arts and Crafts (Movement)
Credit line	Given by Morris & Co.
Object history	Parry notes that: 'The many deletions and substitutions in the printing record indicate initial difficulties with the pattern and it appears that the number of blocks used for its production was reduced from twenty to eleven. Attempts made in 1874 to print it in wash colours seem to have been unsuccessful.'
Bibliographic references	Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris London : Philip Wilson in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996. Published to coincide with an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 9 May-1 Sept. 1996. 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 1954
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.23-1954

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1039640/jasmine-wallpaper-morris-william/

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