Compton
Wallpaper
1896 (made)
1896 (made)
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Specimen of 'Compton' wallpaper, a floral and foliage pattern with pink and blue flowers, with a dark-green ground; Colour woodblock print, 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.
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Title | Compton (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Colour woodblock print, on paper |
Brief description | Specimen of 'Compton' wallpaper, a floral and foliage pattern with pink and blue flowers, with a dark-green ground; Colour woodblock print, on paper; William Morris; Commissioned by Laurence Hodson for his house, 'Compton'; Part of 'Volume 2', a pattern book containing 27 Morris & Co. patterns from 1882-96 (E.530-608-1919); England; 1896. |
Physical description | Specimen of 'Compton' wallpaper, a floral and foliage pattern with pink and blue flowers, with a dark-green ground; Colour woodblock print, 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 | Given by Morris & Co. Morris' last design, commissioned by Laurence Hodson for his house, 'Compton', outside Wolverhampton, and executed both as a wallpaper and as a printed textile. |
Production | Within pattern book Volume 2 (1882-96). Morris' last design, commissioned by Laurence Hodson for his house, 'Compton', outside Wolverhampton, and executed both as a wallpaper and as a printed textile. |
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Accession number | E.606-1919 |
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Record created | June 12, 2009 |
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