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Rosamund

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

Portion of a frieze for use with the 'Rosamund' wallpaper, red roses with thorned stems on a pale ground, with border bands of stylised roses and scrolling foliage on a dark-red ground covered with pale dots; Colour woodblock print on paper.

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Interiors
Object type
Wallpaper
TitleRosamund (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of a frieze for use with the 'Rosamund' wallpaper, red roses with thorned stems on a pale ground, with border bands of stylised roses and scrolling foliage on a dark-red ground covered with pale dots; Designed by Walter Crane; Colour woodblock print on paper; Produced by Jeffrey & Co.; England; 1908.
Physical description
Portion of a frieze for use with the 'Rosamund' wallpaper, red roses with thorned stems on a pale ground, with border bands of stylised roses and scrolling foliage on a dark-red ground covered with pale dots; Colour woodblock print on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.3cm
  • Width: 51.5cm
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.
Style
Arts and Crafts
Credit line
Given by the Wall Paper Manufacturers, Ltd.
Object history
This wallpaper frieze was intended for use with the 'Rosamund ' wallpaper (E.2312,2313-1932).
Subject depicted
Roses (Flowers)
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 & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1847-1934

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Record createdApril 20, 2009
Record URL
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