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

Design for 'Fruit' (or 'Pomegranate') wallpaper pattern.

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Categories	Wall Coverings Designs
Object type	Design
Titles	Fruit (manufacturer's title) Pomegranate (popular title)
Materials and techniques	Paper
Brief description	Design for 'Fruit' (or 'Pomegranate') wallpaper pattern; By William Morris; England; 1865-66.
Physical description	Design for 'Fruit' (or 'Pomegranate') wallpaper pattern.
Dimensions	Height: 22 1/2in (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1964) Width: 30 1/2in (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1964)
Style	Arts and Crafts (Movement)
Object history	Possibly the second paper designed by Morris to be issued. The serial numbering in the printing log places it between Daisy and Trellis. However, Linda Parry (see references) cites Mackail's notes that suggest that the design was made 'no earlier than 1865'.
Bibliographic reference	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, pp.206-207, ill.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.248-1964

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1105222/fruit-design-morris-william/

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