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Peacocks and Amorini

Wallpaper
1878 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Crane, Walter (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Specimen of 'Peacocks and Amorini' wallpaper, a design that features arabesques, peacocks, parrots, putti and cornucopia; Embossed leather, lacquered in gold.


Object details

Category
Wall Coverings
Object type
Wallpaper
TitlePeacocks and Amorini (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Embossed leather, lacquered in gold
Leather
Gold
Embossing
Lacquering
Brief description
Specimen of 'Peacocks and Amorini' wallpaper, a design that features arabesques, peacocks, parrots, putti and cornucopia; Designed by Walter Crane; Embossed leather, lacquered in gold; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1878.
Physical description
Specimen of 'Peacocks and Amorini' wallpaper, a design that features arabesques, peacocks, parrots, putti and cornucopia; Embossed leather, lacquered in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 134cm
  • Width: 57.5cm
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.
Credit line
Given by Mr Metford Warner
Object history
Given by Mr Metford Warner.
This was exhibited with others made by the same manufacturer at the International Exhibition, Paris, 1878, where it gained a gold medal. See Building News (1879), XXXVI, pl on p 198.

The same pattern can be found in the ante-library of Longleat, decorated during the 1870's and 1880's by J.D. Crace.
Subjects depicted
Arabesques
Peacocks
Parrots
Fruit
Grapes
Putti
Cornucopia
Associated objects
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.
  • Building News, 1879, XXXVI, p 198.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.596-1925

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Record createdApril 3, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O220675/peacocks-and-amorini-wallpaper-crane-walter/
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