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Four Winds

Wallpaper
1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Crane, Walter (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Specimen of ceiling paper, 'Four Winds', for use with the 'Corona Vitae' wallpaper; Colour print from wood blocks on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Interiors
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleFour Winds (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Printing Ink
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Specimen of ceiling paper, 'Four Winds', for use with the 'Corona Vitae' wallpaper (E.4045, 4046-1915; E.2315-1932); Designed by Walter Crane; Colour print from wood blocks on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1890.
Physical description
Specimen of ceiling paper, 'Four Winds', for use with the 'Corona Vitae' wallpaper; Colour print from wood blocks on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.3cm
  • Width: 84.5cm
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 Emslie John Horniman
Object history
Given by Mr Emslie John Horniman.
This ceiling paper was for use with the 'Corona Vitae' wallpaper (E.4045, 4046-1915; E.2315-1932).
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 and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1915, London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1916.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4049-1915

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Record createdApril 14, 2009
Record URL
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