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Wallpaper Design

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

Design for the ceiling paper 'Four Winds', featuring a circular design of four angels, with floral and foliate borders; For use with the 'Corona Vitae' wallpaper; Watercolour and body colour on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Designs
Object type
Wallpaper design
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and body colour on paper
Paper
Water-Colour
Body Colour
Painting
Brief description
Design for the ceiling paper 'Four Winds', featuring a circular design of four angels, with floral and foliate borders; For use with the 'Corona Vitae' wallpaper (E.4045, 4046-1915; E.2315-1932); Designed by Walter Crane; Watercolour and body colour on paper; England; 1890.
Physical description
Design for the ceiling paper 'Four Winds', featuring a circular design of four angels, with floral and foliate borders; For use with the 'Corona Vitae' wallpaper; Watercolour and body colour on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 71.8cm
  • Width: 71.8cm
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.
Production typeDesign
Credit line
Given by Mrs Margaret Warner
Object history
Given by Mrs Margaret Warner.
This ceiling paper was for use with the 'Corona Vitae' wallpaper (E.4045, 4046-1915; E.2315-1932).
Subjects depicted
Angels
Flowers (Plants)
Birds
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 and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1945, London: HMSO, 1956.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.24-1945

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Record createdApril 14, 2009
Record URL
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