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Macaw

Wallpaper
1908 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Crane, Walter (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of 'Macaw' wallpaper; Colour woodblock print on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleMacaw (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of 'Macaw' wallpaper; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour woodblock print on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1908.
Physical description
Portion of 'Macaw' wallpaper; Colour woodblock print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44 1/4in (Note: Measurement from: 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)
  • Width: 21in (Note: Measurement from: 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)
Style
Arts and Crafts
Credit line
Given by Jeffrey & Co.
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.
  • Sugden, A. V., and Edmondson, J. L. A History of English Wallpaper. 1509-1914. London, 1926.
  • 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.1763-1914

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Record createdApril 20, 2009
Record URL
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