Iris and Kingfisher

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Artist/Maker	Crane, Walter (R.W.S.) (designer)
Place of origin	England (made)

Design for 'Iris and Kingfisher' wallpaper (E.4035-1915), depicting kingfishers amidst irises; Watercolour and body colour, on paper.

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Categories	Wall Coverings Designs
Object type	Wallpaper design
Title	Iris and Kingfisher (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Watercolour and body colour, on paper Paper Body Colour Painting
Brief description	Design for 'Iris and Kingfisher' wallpaper (E.4035-1915), depicting kingfishers amidst irises; Designed by Walter Crane; Watercolour and body colour, on paper; England; 1877.
Physical description	Design for 'Iris and Kingfisher' wallpaper (E.4035-1915), depicting kingfishers amidst irises; Watercolour and body colour, on paper.
Dimensions	Height: 53.3cm Width: 53.3cm 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.
Production type	Design
Credit line	Given by Mrs Margaret Warner
Object history	Given by Mrs Margaret Warner.
Subjects depicted	Iris Kingfisher (Bird)
Associated object	E.4035-1915 (Object)
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. See catalogue of the International Exhibition, Paris, 1878, plate on p 30. Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1945, London: HMSO, 1956.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.15-1945

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Record created	April 2, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O218471/iris-and-kingfisher-wallpaper-design-crane-walter-rws/

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