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Seed and Flower

Wallpaper
1893 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Crane, Walter (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'Seed and Flower' wallpaper, an all-over lattice design of (?)poppy seed heads and trefoils, in two shades of blue; Colour woodblock print on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Interiors
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleSeed and Flower (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print on paper
Printing Ink
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of 'Seed and Flower' wallpaperPortion of 'Seed and Flower' wallpaper, an all-over lattice design of poppy seed heads and trefoils, in two shades of blue; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour woodblock print on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1893.
Physical description
Portion of 'Seed and Flower' wallpaper, an all-over lattice design of (?)poppy seed heads and trefoils, in two shades of blue; Colour woodblock print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43.2cm
  • Width: 53.3cm
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.
Subjects depicted
Trefoils
All-Over Pattern
Poppy Heads
Lattice Pattern
Associated object
E.4023-1915 (Colourway)
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.4033-1915

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Record createdApril 15, 2009
Record URL
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