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Wallpaper - Oak

Oak

  • Object:

    Wallpaper

  • Place of origin:

    England (made)

  • Date:

    1904 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Crane, Walter R.W.S., born 1845 - died 1915 (designer)
    Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Colour woodblock print on paper

  • Museum number:

    E.5061-1919

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case DW, shelf 54

Physical description

Portion of 'Oak' wallpaper, squares created from white dots, containing motifs of oak leaves and acorns, on a pale ground; Colour woodblock print on paper; One of thirty-eight portions in different colourways (E.5045-5082-1919).

Place of Origin

England (made)

Date

1904 (made)

Artist/maker

Crane, Walter R.W.S., born 1845 - died 1915 (designer)
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

Colour woodblock print on paper

Descriptive line

Portion of 'Oak' wallpaper, squares created from white dots, containing motifs of oak leaves and acorns, on a pale ground; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour woodblock print on paper; One of thirty-eight portions of 'Oak' friezes, borders and corner sections, in different colourways (E.5045-5082-1919); Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1904.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

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
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

Materials

Paper

Techniques

Colour woodblock print

Subjects depicted

Oak leaf; Dots; Motifs; Acorns; Squares

Categories

Wall coverings; Prints

Collection

Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection

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