The Golden Age

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

Portion of 'The Golden Age' wallpaper; Colour woodblock print on paper.

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Categories	Wall Coverings Prints
Object type	Wallpaper
Title	The Golden Age (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Colour woodblock print on paper Paper Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description	Portion of 'The Golden Age' wallpaper; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour woodblock print on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1887.
Physical description	Portion of 'The Golden Age' wallpaper; Colour woodblock print on paper.
Dimensions	Height: 85.1cm Width: 49.2cm 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 Harris & Sons
Object history	Given by Harris & Sons. Exhibited at the Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester, 1887. This design was reproduced in embossed leather and pasteboard simulating leather (E.21, 22-1945).
Associated objects	E.1760-1914 (Duplicate) E.21-1945 (Version) E.22-1945 (Version) E.20-1945 (Design)
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 1932. London: HMSO, 1933
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2319-1932

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Record created	April 14, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O224430/the-golden-age-wallpaper-crane-walter/

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