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Wallpaper

ca. 1884 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jeffrey & Co. (manufacturer)
Mackmurdo, Arthur Heygate (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Portion of wallpaper with a vertical swirling leaf design; Colour woodblock print, on paper.


Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Object type
Wallpaper
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock print, on paper
Paper
Colour Woodblock Print
Brief description
Portion of wallpaper with a vertical swirling leaf design; Colour woodblock print, on paper; Design by W. B. MacDougall; Produced by Jeffrey & Co. for the Century Guild; ca. 1884.
Physical description
Portion of wallpaper with a vertical swirling leaf design; Colour woodblock print, on paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 74.5cm
  • Width: 53.7cm
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.
Production
Produced by Jeffrey & Co. for the Century Guild.
Subject depicted
Leaves (Plant Materials)
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.
  • Greysmith, Brenda. Wallpaper. London, 1976.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.888-1979

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Record createdJune 9, 2009
Record URL
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