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Artichoke

Wallpaper
ca. 1955 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'Artichoke' wallpaper, a design featuring an artichoke bud, in shades of green, blue and red, and branches of red fruit, with a foliate underlay in brown on a paler ground; Print on paper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleArtichoke (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Print on paper
Brief description
Portion of 'Artichoke' wallpaper, a design featuring an artichoke bud, in shades of green, blue and red, and branches of red fruit, with a foliate underlay in brown on a paler ground; Print on paper; Designed by John Henry Dearle; Produced by Morris & Co.; Reprinted by Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd.; England; ca. 1955.
Physical description
Portion of 'Artichoke' wallpaper, a design featuring an artichoke bud, in shades of green, blue and red, and branches of red fruit, with a foliate underlay in brown on a paler ground; Print on paper.
Style
Production
This is paper is one of a number of reprints of Morris & Co. designs produced by Arthur Sanderson & Son Ltd. ca. 1955 (E.1401-1432-1979).
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
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.1406-1979

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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