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The House that Jack Built

Wallpaper
1886 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'The House that Jack Built'; Portion of nursery wallpaper with a repeating design featuring a man seated on a throne with a book open on his knee, two figures kneeling before him. The design about them includes houses, cockerels, cows and potted plants; Colour machine print on paper.


Object details

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Object type
TitleThe House that Jack Built (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour machine print on paper
Brief description
'The House that Jack Built'; Portion of nursery wallpaper with a repeating design featuring a man seated on a throne with a book open on his knee, two figures kneeling before him. The design about them includes houses, cockerels, cows and potted plants; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour machine print on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1886.
Physical description
'The House that Jack Built'; Portion of nursery wallpaper with a repeating design featuring a man seated on a throne with a book open on his knee, two figures kneeling before him. The design about them includes houses, cockerels, cows and potted plants; Colour machine print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 108cm
  • Portion width: 54.6cm
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 Miss E. Spiller, O.B.E.
Object history
Given by Miss E. Spiller, O.B.E.
Subjects depicted
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.
  • Greysmith, Brenda. Wallpaper. London, 1976.
Collection
Accession number
E.2292-1931

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Record createdApril 14, 2009
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