Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Request to view at the Prints & Drawings Study Room, room 514a , Case RK, Shelf 22, Box R

Wallpaper Design

ca. 1882 (made)
Artist/Maker

Design of birds and plants for a wall decoration; Tempera on paper; Lettered within the design with the monogram of the Century Guild CG.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tempera on paper on paper
Brief description
Design of birds and plants for a wall decoration; Lettered within the design with the monogram of the Century Guild 'CG'; Tempera on paper; Design by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo; ca. 1882.
Physical description
Design of birds and plants for a wall decoration; Tempera on paper; Lettered within the design with the monogram of the Century Guild CG.
Dimensions
  • Height: 47.3cm
  • Width: 127.7cm
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.
Marks and inscriptions
(Lettered within the design with the monogram of the Century Guild CG.)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.1164-1920

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 9, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest