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Wallpaper - The Galahad

The Galahad

  • Object:

    Wallpaper

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1899 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    voysey, born 1857 - died 1941 (designer)
    Essex & Co. (manufacturer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Colour machine print, with mica, on paper

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd

  • Museum number:

    CIRC.263-1953

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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C. F. A. Voysey (1857-1941) was a prolific designer of wallpapers and textiles. Many are in an Art Nouveau style. They also clearly show the influence of William Morris’s principles of pattern design and his use of plant forms and birds as standard motifs. Voysey supplied a number of wallpaper designs to the manufacturer Essex & Co. In their advertisements they described him as ‘the Genius of Pattern’.

Physical description

Portion of 'The Galahad' wallpaper, a floral design in shades of purple and green, with a vertical axis of symmetry; Colour machine print with mica, on paper; This flat, simple motif from nature executed in delicate pastels has been enhanced by the addition of light-reflecting mica to give it a sheen.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (made)

Date

ca. 1899 (made)

Artist/maker

voysey, born 1857 - died 1941 (designer)
Essex & Co. (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

Colour machine print, with mica, on paper

Dimensions

Height: 69.2 cm portion, Width: 53.3 cm portion

Object history note

Given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd.

Descriptive line

Portion of 'The Galahad' wallpaper, a floral design in shades of purple and green, with a vertical axis of symmetry; Colour machine print with mica, on paper; Designed by C. F. A. Voysey; Produced by Essex & Co.; England; ca. 1899.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

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.
The full text of the entry is as follows:

'1233
'The Galahad'
Produced by Essex & Co.
Circa 1899
Colour machine print
69.2 x 53.3 cm (portion)
Circ.263-1953 neg GJ.9772

The above 2 items, nos 1232, 1233, were given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd'

Materials

Paper; Mica

Techniques

Colour machine print

Subjects depicted

Flowers; Axial symmetry

Categories

Prints; Wall coverings

Collection code

PDP

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