St James's Ceiling
Wallpaper
1881 (designed)
1881 (designed)
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Specimen of 'St James's Ceiling' paper, a formalised foliate pattern, featuring a stylised sunflower, yellow on a pale ground; Block-printed in distemper colours, on paper; Inscribed on the back in ink with title, number and price.
Part of 'Volume 2', a pattern book containing 25 Morris & Co. patterns from 1882-96 (E.530-608-1919); England; 1875.
Part of 'Volume 2', a pattern book containing 25 Morris & Co. patterns from 1882-96 (E.530-608-1919); England; 1875.
Object details
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| Title | St James's Ceiling (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | block-printed in distemper colours, on paper |
| Brief description | Specimen of 'St James's Ceiling' paper, a formalised foliate pattern, featuring a stylised sunflower, yellow on a pale ground; Block-printed in distemper colours, on paper; Designed by William Morris for the Banqueting Room at St James's Palace; Printed by Jeffrey & Co. for Morris & Co.; Part of 'Volume 2', a pattern book containing 27 Morris & Co. patterns from 1882-96 (E.530-608-1919); England; 1881. |
| Physical description | Specimen of 'St James's Ceiling' paper, a formalised foliate pattern, featuring a stylised sunflower, yellow on a pale ground; Block-printed in distemper colours, on paper; Inscribed on the back in ink with title, number and price. Part of 'Volume 2', a pattern book containing 25 Morris & Co. patterns from 1882-96 (E.530-608-1919); England; 1875. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Inscribed on the back in ink with title, number and price.) |
| Credit line | Given by Morris & Co. |
| Object history | This large ceiling paper, was designed by Morris to be hung with the red 'St. James's' paper in the Banqueting Room at St. James's Palace. The pattern is very similar to Philip Webb's design for the painted ceiling of the Green Dining Room at the South Kensington Museum 1866-8. Like the 'St James's' wallpaper, this design entered Morris & Co.'s standard range. |
| Production | Within pattern book Volume 2 (1882-96). |
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| Associated object | E.595-1919 (Colourway) |
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| Accession number | E.594-1919 |
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| Record created | June 12, 2009 |
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