La Margarete
Wallpaper
1876 - ca.1900 (made)
1876 - ca.1900 (made)
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Panel of 'La Margarete' wallpaper with a section of 'Alcestis' wallpaper frieze; 'La Margarete' featuring festoons of daisies and yellow ribbon on a ground covered with foliate motifs; 'Alcestis' depicting the figure of Alcestis, a princess from Greek mythology, as a caryatid standing alongside an atlas of the winged personification of Love, on a pale ground; Lettered within the design -THIS-YERE?-THE-LEAF-OR-THE-FLOWER?; Colour prints from wood blocks, on paper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour prints from wood blocks, on paper |
| Brief description | Panel of 'La Margarete' wallpaper with a section of 'Alcestis' wallpaper frieze; 'La Margarete' featuring festoons of daisies and yellow ribbon on a ground covered with foliate motifs; 'Alcestis' depicting the figure of Alcestis, a princess from Greek mythology, as a caryatid standing alongside an atlas of the winged personification of Love, on a pale ground; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour prints from wood blocks, on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1876-ca.1900. |
| Physical description | Panel of 'La Margarete' wallpaper with a section of 'Alcestis' wallpaper frieze; 'La Margarete' featuring festoons of daisies and yellow ribbon on a ground covered with foliate motifs; 'Alcestis' depicting the figure of Alcestis, a princess from Greek mythology, as a caryatid standing alongside an atlas of the winged personification of Love, on a pale ground; Lettered within the design -THIS-YERE?-THE-LEAF-OR-THE-FLOWER?; Colour prints from wood blocks, on paper. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd |
| Object history | Given by the Wallpaper Manufacturers Ltd. An inscription on a piece of paper pasted at the back gives the price of the wallpaper as 8d a yard and the frieze as 42d a yard. |
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| Literary reference | Greek mythology - The story of Alcestis was popularised in Euripides's tragedy 'Alcestis'. |
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| Accession number | E.1837-1934 |
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| Record created | August 9, 2007 |
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