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Wallpaper

1891 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Crane, Walter (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Design for a pilaster showing pomegranates, peacocks, squirrels, a serpent, lizards etc; Body colour on paper; Signed with the artist's emblem and dated 1891.


Object details

Category
Wall Coverings
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Body colour on paper
Paper
Body Colour
Painting
Brief description
Design for a pilaster showing pomegranates, peacocks, squirrels, a serpent, lizards etc; Designed by Walter Crane; Body colour on paper; Signed with the artist's emblem; Possibly intended for use with 'Cockatoo' wallpaper (E.4017,4018-1915); Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1891.
Physical description
Design for a pilaster showing pomegranates, peacocks, squirrels, a serpent, lizards etc; Body colour on paper; Signed with the artist's emblem and dated 1891.
Dimensions
  • Height: 217.2cm
  • Width: 31.7cm
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
Marks and inscriptions
1891 (Signed with the artist's emblem and dated 1891.)
Object history
This design was possibly intended for use with the 'Cockatoo' wallpaper (E.4017,4018-1915).
Production
Signed with the artist's emblem and dated 1891.
Subjects depicted
Pilaster
Pomegranates
Peacocks
Squirrels
Serpent
Lizards
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 & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5034-1919

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Record createdApril 15, 2009
Record URL
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