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Lily and Rose

Wallpaper
1894 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'Lily and Rose' wallpaper, a design of lily and rose flowers and foliage on a (?)brown ground with pink scroll-work; Colour woodblock print on paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLily and Rose (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print on paper
Brief description
Portion of 'Lily and Rose' wallpaper, a design of lily and rose flowers and foliage on a (?)brown ground with pink scroll-work; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour woodblock print on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1894.
Physical description
Portion of 'Lily and Rose' wallpaper, a design of lily and rose flowers and foliage on a (?)brown ground with pink scroll-work; Colour woodblock print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm
  • Width: 13.4cm
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.
Object history
A frieze of lily and rose flowers (E.5165-1919) was intended for use with this wallpaper.
Subjects depicted
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.
  • 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
Accession number
E.5164-1919

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Record createdApril 15, 2009
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