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Almond Blossom and Wallflower

Wallpaper Design
1878 (made)
Artist/Maker
Crane, Walter (designer)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Design for a wallpaper depicting almond blossom and wallflowers on a ground of patterned squares and rectangles.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Designs
Drawings
Object type
Wallpaper design
TitleAlmond Blossom and Wallflower (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on paper
Paper
Gouache
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Design for the wallpaper 'Almond Blossom and Wallflower', depicting almond blossom and wallflowers on a ground of patterned squares and rectangles; designed by Walter Crane; gouache on paper, England, 1878.
Physical description
Design for a wallpaper depicting almond blossom and wallflowers on a ground of patterned squares and rectangles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.8cm
  • Width: 53.3cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Production typeDesign
Credit line
Given by the Guildhall Library
Object history
The frieze 'Almond Blossom and Swallow' (E.4037, 4038-1915) was designed for use with this filling.
Subjects depicted
Blossom
Wallflower
Squares (Geometric Figures)
Petals
Stylized Flowers
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.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
  • 2043 Katagami Style Exhibition catalogue, 2012
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.641-1952

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Record createdApril 14, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O224282/almond-blossom-and-wallflower-wallpaper-design-crane-walter/
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